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Alvisa Palese1, Silvia Gonella2, Anne Destrebecq3
1University of Udine, Italy.
Nursing Ethics
|May 23, 2018
Summary
Undergraduate nursing students often face ethical distress and lack support. Enhancing clinical learning environments and nurse competence in discussing ethical issues is crucial for student support and professional development.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Bioethics
- Healthcare Professional Development
Background:
- Undergraduate nursing students frequently experience ethical distress during clinical training.
- Students often report inadequate support for discussing encountered ethical issues.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore nursing students' perceived opportunities for discussing ethical issues during clinical learning.
- To identify factors associated with these discussion opportunities.
Main Methods:
- A national cross-sectional study was conducted in Italy (2015-2016).
- 9607 undergraduate nursing students from 95 programs completed a questionnaire on their clinical learning experiences and ethical issue discussions.
- The questionnaire assessed socio-demographics, clinical experience quality, and opportunities to discuss ethical issues (scale 0-3).
Main Results:
- 49% of students reported discussing ethical issues 'much' or 'very much'.
- Factors promoting discussion included a positive clinical learning environment (e.g., learning opportunities, safety, supervision).
- Being male was associated with fewer opportunities to discuss ethical issues.
Conclusions:
- Nursing faculties should evaluate clinical environments before program accreditation.
- Nursing faculty and managers must improve clinical nurses' competence in facilitating ethical discussions with students.
- Addressing factors hindering ethical discussion is vital for student support and ethical development.
Keywords:
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