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How to Collect Stories 

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Thank you for your interest in helping us to collect stories for this project. Before speaking with colleagues, please have them review our research packet that includes the study proposal, IRB determination letter, and informed consent document. 

Interviews should be as open ended as possible; try to allow the participant to tell their story in their own words without interjecting commentary. Please have participants refrain from naming specific individuals in their response. Download interview tip sheet

Collected stories can be submitted here. Please note there are several demographic questions we hope you can capture. 
Please contact Emily Bass if you have any questions or need assistance.

Question Prompts

 We have developed the following set of questions that may be useful when collecting stories 

1. Have you ever been in a situation in which the system (institutional, economic, cultural or political), which was beyond your control, either constrained you or prevented you from acting in a manner that you consider ethical? 
2. Can you describe what happened?
3. What were you thinking (dialogue in your mind) while this was happening?
4. What would have happened if you had acted in a way that was consistent with your social conscience?
5. How has your thinking about that situation changed over time? Why?
6. Is this situation common among nurses?
7. Should it be considered an issue of professional ethics? Why or why not? 
8. What needs to change to prevent these kinds of situations, or are they unavoidable?
9. What are the reasons more nurses don’t do this?
10. What gives you hope?