Ethical Conciliation Hearings held by the Regional Nursing Council of São Paulo

this is a retrospective study, of a quantitative approach, with documentary analysis. To obtain the data, documents related to ethical processes were analyzed. The time frame established for the study was from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2017.

Results:

513 Ethical Conciliation Hearings were held and ratified. Nurses represent the category that most denunciate and are most accused. The highest percentages of ethical conciliations were in events related to public and hospital institutions. The Conduct Adjustment Term was the modality with the highest number of agreements. The main reason of conciliation failure was the non-attendance of at least one of the parties.

Conclusions:

the Ethical Conciliation Hearings represent an effective alternative instrument for the resolution of ethical-disciplinary processes in nursing.

Descriptors:
Code of Ethics; Nursing Ethics; Professional Ethics; Professional Misconduct; Nursing

Year	Denunciations Received	Ethical Conciliation Hearings
	Denunciations Received	Held		Ratified
	n	n	%	n	%
2011	317	7	1.4	7	1.4
2012	352	28	5.5	25	4.9
2013	327	94	18.3	85	16.6
2014	363	56	10.9	56	10.9
2015	412	74	14.4	72	14.0
2016	394	88	17.2	86	16.8
2017	498	60	11.7	60	11.7
Not Identified	0	106	20.6	122	23.7
Total	2,663	513	100%	513	100.0

Variable	n	%
Phase in which the ECH^* Note: occurred
Investigation	483	94.2
Ethical-disciplinary process	30	5.8
Professional category of the reporting couselor
Nurse	323	63.0
Nursing technician	91	17.7
Nursing assistant	8	1.6
Not identified	91	17.7
Total	513	100%

Variable	n^* * Total differs from n = 513 because at times there are more than one denunciator and accused party in the same hearing;	%
Person/Institution - Denunciator
Nurse	147	24.4
Nursing technician	81	13.4
Nursing assistant	98	16.2
Nursing Ethics Committee	56	9.3
Other health professionals	30	5
Coren-SP^ Coren-SP - São Paulo Regional Nursing Council.	7	1.2
User/Family member	49	8.1
Institution	60	9.9
Others	10	1.7
Not identified	65	10.8
TOTAL	603	100
Sex of Denunciator
Male	107	17.7
Female	382	63.4
Not identified/Not applicable	114	18.9
TOTAL	603	100
Professional category of the accused
Nurse	327	49.8
Technician	106	16.2
Assistants	120	18.3
Not identified	103	15.7
TOTAL	656	100
Sex of Defendant
Male	156	23.8
Female	491	74.8
Not identified	9	1.4
TOTAL	656	100

Variable	n	%
Result (agreement to sign the conciliation term)
Yes	239	46.6
No	183	35.7
Not Identified	91	17.7
Total	513	100.0
Modality (self-arbitration accepted by the parties)
Conduct Adjustment Term	166	69.5
Conduct Adjustment Term with Retraction	45	18.8
Retraction	5	2.1
Not identified	23	9.6
Total	239	100.0
Refusal (reason for conciliation failure)
Denunciator did not attend Denunciator declined conciliation	47 40	25.7 21.8
Reported did not appear	30	16.4
Not identified	25	13.6
Both refused	15	8.2
Both did not attend	10	5.5
Other	8	4.4
Hearing canceled	4	2.2
ECH^* * ECH - Ethical Conciliation Hearings. was not performed	4	2.2
Total	183	100.0

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[1] Corresponding author: Vagner Urias E-mail: vmurias@terra.com.br