Development and application of an online learning platform for nursing ethics: A teaching practice research

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Medical Ethics
• Healthcare Professional Development

Background:

• Ethical decision-making is a core competency for clinical nurses.
• Diversifying learning methods is crucial for ongoing nursing ethics education.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop an online learning platform for nursing ethics.
• To evaluate the platform's impact on nurses' ethical decision-making and critical thinking abilities.

Main Methods:

• A qualitative approach was used to understand nurses' learning needs.
• A quasi-experimental design with a study group and a control group was implemented.
• Data were collected using scales for nursing decisions, critical thinking, learning effectiveness, and software quality, analyzed with SPSS.

Main Results:

• The study group demonstrated significantly higher scores in nursing decision-making compared to the control group.
• Improvements were observed in critical thinking disposition across all dimensions.
• A strong positive correlation (0.640) was found between learning software quality and learning effectiveness.

Conclusions:

• The developed online learning platform is effective in enhancing nurses' ethical decision-making and critical thinking skills.
• This platform offers a viable method for continuous nursing ethics education.
• The study highlights the positive impact of online learning on core nursing competencies.