Compassion, Ethical Decision Making, Professional Values
Conditions
Keywords
reflective thinking, ethics teaching, ethical decision making, professional values, compassion, nursing students
Brief summary
This randomized controlled study aimed to determine the effect of the reflective thinking method used in ethics education on ethical decision making, professional values, and compassion levels in nursing students.The hypotheses of the study are as follows: H1.1. There is a difference in ethical decision-making average scores between students who were applied the reflection method in ethics education and students in the control group. H1.2. There is a difference in professional values average scores between students who were applied the reflection method in ethics education and students in the control group. H1.3. There is a difference in compassion average scores between students who were applied the reflection method in ethics education and students in the control group.
Detailed description
The research will be conducted as a pre-test-post-test, parallel group randomized controlled experimental design. The sample of the research to be conducted at Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Nursing consists of 84 students. Students who meet the inclusion criteria will be assigned to the intervention and control groups by the block randomization method. The intervention group will be given ethics training with the reflective thinking method, while the control group will be given standard ethics training. The research data will be collected between November 22, 2024 and March 31, 2025 using the Student Information Form, Nursing Ethical Dilemma Test, Professional Values Scale and Compassion Scale.
Interventions
OTHERReflective thinking method
It will be applied to students in the initiative group for 1 hour per week for 7 weeks.
Sponsors
Necmettin Erbakan University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Being between the ages of 18-65 * Being registered in the Professional Ethics course * Having participated in the theoretical part of the Professional Ethics course * Being volunteering to participate in the research
Exclusion criteria
* Having taken the Professional Ethics course before * Working as a healthcare professional * Being a foreign national
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ethical Dilemma Test to determine the level of ethical decision making | 1st measurement will be made at week 1 (November 22, 2024); 2nd measurement at week 7 (January 03, 2025), 3rd follow-up measurement at week 19 (3 months later, March 31, 2025 ). | The aim of determining the levels of Principle Thinking (F) and Practical Thinking (P) is to determine the situation of encountering an ethical dilemma (Familiarity). The lowest Principle Thinking score that can be achieved in the test is 18, the highest Principle Thinking score is 66. The lowest Practical Thinking score that can be achieved is 6, and the highest Practical Thinking score is 36. In the familiarity section, 6-17 points indicate familiarity with a similar dilemma, and 18-30 points indicate unfamiliarity. High scores indicate a high level of ethical decision-making skills. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Values Scale for Nurses to determine the level of professional values | 1st measurement will be made at week 1 (November 22, 2024); 2nd measurement at week 7 (January 03, 2025), 3rd follow-up measurement at week 19 (3 months later, March 31, 2025 ). | The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 26 and the highest score that can be obtained is 130. High scores indicate high professional values. |
| Compassion Scale to determine the level of compassion | 1st measurement will be made at week 1 (November 22, 2024); 2nd measurement at week 7 (January 03, 2025), 3rd follow-up measurement at week 19 (3 months later, March 31, 2025 ). | The minimum score on the scale is 1 and the maximum score is 5. As the total score on the scale increases, the level of compassion also increases. |
Contacts
Primary ContactSerpil SU, PhD, RN
Outcome results
None listed