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Developing nurses' moral reasoning skills

U Kyriacos

    Curationis
    |December 1, 1995
    PubMed
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    Registered nurses with 5+ years of experience show principled thinking patterns. Novice nurses (0-4 years) lack distinct moral judgment development stages, indicating experience influences ethical reasoning.

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    Area of Science:

    • Nursing
    • Psychology
    • Ethics

    Background:

    • Moral judgment development is crucial for professional practice.
    • Clinical experience may influence ethical reasoning in nurses.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze moral judgment development in registered nurses based on clinical experience.
    • To identify patterns in ethical thinking stages.

    Main Methods:

    • A Nursing Dilemma Test was administered to 69 registered nurses.
    • Participants were grouped by years of clinical experience (0-4, 5-9, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34).

    Main Results:

    • Nurses with 5-9, 20-24, 25-29, and 30-34 years of experience exhibited principled thinking.
    • Nurses with 0-4 years of experience did not show a distinguishable pattern in moral judgment development stages.
    Keywords:
    Bioethics and Professional EthicsEmpirical Approach

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    Conclusions:

    • Clinical experience appears to be a significant factor in the development of principled ethical reasoning among nurses.
    • Further research is needed to understand the specific mechanisms linking experience to moral judgment in nursing practice.