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Şerife Yılmaz1, Gamze Özbek Güven2
1Faculty of Medicine History of Medicine and Ethics Department, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Turkey. serifeyilmaz83@gmail.com.
Scientific Reports
|January 9, 2025
Summary
Ethics education significantly boosts nursing students' ethical sensitivity. Post-course scores improved, especially for those facing clinical ethical dilemmas, highlighting the value of comprehensive nursing ethics training.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Bioethics
- Healthcare Professional Development
Background:
- Ethical sensitivity is vital for nursing practice.
- Existing nursing curricula may require enhancement in ethics education.
- Assessing the impact of specific ethics courses is crucial for curriculum development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effect of an ethics course on nursing students' ethical sensitivity.
- To determine if ethics education improves awareness of ethical issues in clinical practice.
Main Methods:
- A one-group pretest-posttest semi-experimental design was employed.
- The Ethics Sensitivity Scale for Nursing Students was administered before and after the course.
- Statistical analysis compared pre- and post-education scores.
Main Results:
- The mean score on the Ethics Sensitivity Scale increased from 4.93 (neutral) to 5.62 (significant) post-education.
- A statistically significant improvement was observed in students who encountered ethical problems during clinical practice.
- The ethics course demonstrated a positive impact on ethical sensitivity levels.
Conclusions:
- Ethics education is essential for developing ethical sensitivity and awareness in nursing students.
- High-quality ethics education, integrating theory with practical applications, enhances learning.
- Curriculum development should prioritize robust ethics training for future nurses.
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