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1Pasco-Hernando Community College, West Campus, 10230 Ridge Road, New Port Richey, FL 34654-5199, USA. langonm@phcc.edu
The Journal of Nursing Education
|February 17, 2007
Summary
Promoting ethical behavior in nursing students is crucial. A modified honor code program, HIRRE (honesty, integrity, respect, responsibility, and ethics), helps monitor student integrity and establish policies for unethical conduct.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Bioethics
Background:
- Unethical practices in college students pose risks, particularly for future healthcare providers in nursing.
- Student unethical behavior can correlate with future professional conduct, underscoring the need for early ethical development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the implementation and impact of a modified honor code program on nursing students' ethical behavior.
- To assess the effectiveness of the HIRRE program in fostering ethical standards within a nursing program.
Main Methods:
- Implementation of the HIRRE (honesty, integrity, respect, responsibility, and ethics) program, a modified honor code.
- Utilization of faculty and student situation reports to monitor program integrity and address unethical behaviors.
Main Results:
- The HIRRE program facilitates communication regarding behavioral expectations between faculty and students.
- The program enables faculty to monitor the nursing program's integrity status.
- Policy protocols for unethical behaviors were established through the program.
Conclusions:
- Modified honor codes, like the HIRRE program, are effective tools for instilling ethical behavior in nursing students.
- Monitoring systems using situation reports aid in maintaining professional standards in nursing education.
- Establishing clear policy protocols is essential for addressing and preventing unethical conduct in aspiring healthcare professionals.
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