Focused ethnography of nurses’ interactions and behaviours in the therapeutic positioning of patients with traumatic brain injury in Pakistan: study protocol

This study has been approved by the institutional review boards (IRBs) of Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (IRB# 125-24) and the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (No. f.1.1/215/ERB/SZABMU/1298). Potential ethical concerns will be addressed by protecting the rights of participants including avoiding harm, ensuring privacy and confidentiality and obtaining informed consent. In line with ethnography guidelines, this study adopted the process-informed consent to ensure informed and autonomous involvement. The study results will be shared with key stakeholders and published in scientific journals and presented at conferences.