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Continuing education can equip nurses with essential bioethical decision-making skills. This program addresses the gap in ethical training for practicing nurses facing complex dilemmas.

Area of Science:

Nursing Education
Bioethics
Continuing Professional Development

Background:

Academic nursing programs are enhancing ethical instruction.
Experienced nurses may lack current bioethical training.
Complex bioethical dilemmas are increasingly common in practice.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a continuing education program for nurses.
To provide foundational ethical concepts and decision-making processes.
To address the needs of nurses graduated before updated ethical curricula.

Main Methods:

Program development focused on ethical concepts.
Bioethical decision-making processes were integrated.
Pilot testing with a small group of nurses.

Keywords:

Bioethics and Professional Ethics

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Main Results:

The program was developed and piloted.
Initial feedback from nurses in a pediatric tertiary care hospital was gathered.
The program aims to enhance nurses' ethical competency.

Conclusions:

Continuing education is vital for nurses' ethical preparedness.
The developed program offers a potential solution for ethical skill gaps.
Further implementation and evaluation are warranted.