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Educational programmes improving nurses' ethical competence: A scoping review.

Farzaneh Mohamadnezhad1, Mahin Gheibizadeh2, Neda Sayadi3

  • 1Student Research Committee, Medical Surgical Nursing Dept., School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

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This scoping review examines nursing ethics education programs. While various methods improve ethical sensitivity, more research is needed for effective ethical competence development in nurses.

Keywords:
educationethical competenceethicsnursingscoping review

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Published on: June 21, 2010

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Bioethics
  • Healthcare Professional Development

Background:

  • Growing ethical challenges in clinical settings necessitate enhanced nursing ethical competence.
  • Limited systematic knowledge exists on the design and impact of nursing ethics educational programs.
  • This review addresses the gap by examining existing educational strategies and content.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a scoping review of educational programs designed to enhance ethical competence in nursing.
  • To identify the scope, variety, and characteristics of these programs.
  • To propose future research directions for effective ethical competence development.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic search conducted across five databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, EMBASE, Google Scholar) from 2000-2024.
  • Utilized the Arksey and O'Malley framework and PRISMA-ScR guidelines.
  • Analyzed 35 selected studies from 25,868 initial sources.

Main Results:

  • Four main educational approaches identified: e-learning, simulation/role-playing, group discussions, and traditional lectures.
  • Common ethical content included principles, professional codes, reasoning, and challenges.
  • Most studies reported improvements in ethical sensitivity or decision-making, but significant gaps in program design and evaluation persist.

Conclusions:

  • Ethics education can foster ethical development in nurses, but lacks standardized evaluations and evidence-based frameworks.
  • The generalizability of current findings is limited due to methodological inconsistencies.
  • Future research must focus on developing robust, culturally appropriate, and evidence-based programs to enhance nursing ethical competence.