Experiences of Ethical Issues and Needs for Ethics Education in Clinical Nurses

Ja Hyun Shin; Seok Hee Jeong; Myung Ha Lee; Youngran Yang

doi:10.11111/jkana.2015.21.3.327

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Experiences of Ethical Issues and Needs for Ethics Education in Clinical Nurses

Ja Hyun Shin¹, Seok Hee Jeong², Myung Ha Lee², Youngran Yang²

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2015;21(3):327-339.
Published online: June 30, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2015.21.3.327

¹Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Chonbuk National University, Korea.

²College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Chonbuk National University, Korea.

Correspondence: Jeong, Seok Hee. College of Nursing, Chonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, deokjin-gu, Jeonju 561-756, Korea. Tel: +82-63-270-3117, Fax: +82-63-270-3127, awesomeprof@jbnu.ac.kr

• Received: June 4, 2015 • Revised: June 11, 2015 • Accepted: June 12, 2015

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Purpose
This study was done to identify the experiences of ethical issues and needs for ethics education in clinical nurses.
Methods
A cross-sectional survey was used and data were collected in 2013. Participants were 428 clinical nurses working in the general units of seven medical hospitals. The Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice Tool was used. Data analysis was performed using SPSS/WIN 19.0.
Results
'Providing care with a possible risk to your health' was the most frequent and disturbing ethical problems for nurses. The highest helpful ethical topic was 'the patients' right, autonomy and informed consent'. The ethical issue experience was significantly different according to education level, work units, and type of employment. The necessity of ethics education was statistically different according to age, religion, level of education, duration of working as RN, position, shift type, and continuing education about nursing ethics.
Conclusion
The results of this study show that nursing educators need to provide practical ethics education based on frequent ethical issues and helpful education topics. These findings can be used in developing effective education strategies for clinical nurses and nursing organizations to improve nurses' ethical decision-making abilities.
Key Words: Ethical issues; Nursing ethics; Nursing education; Nursing practice; Nurses

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This article is based on a part of the first author's master's thesis from Chonbuk National University

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General Characteristics of the Participants (N=419)

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Degree of Experience of Ethics Human Rights Issues and The Rank of Most Personally · Disturbing Issues (N=419)

MDI=Most disturbing issue.

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Activities for Handling Most Recent Disturbing Ethics ·Human Rights Situations (N=419)

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Perceived Needs for More Ethics·Human Rights Education in Nursing Practice (N=419)

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Differences of Experience about Ethical·Human Right Issues and Perceived Needs for More Ethics Education according to Characteristics of Participants (N=419)

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Experiences of Ethical Issues and Needs for Ethics Education in Clinical Nurses

J Korean Acad Nurs Adm. 2015;21(3):327-339. Published online June 30, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2015.21.3.327

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Table 1

General Characteristics of the Participants (N=419)

Table 2

Degree of Experience of Ethics Human Rights Issues and The Rank of Most Personally · Disturbing Issues (N=419)

MDI=Most disturbing issue.

Table 3

Activities for Handling Most Recent Disturbing Ethics ·Human Rights Situations (N=419)

Table 4

Perceived Needs for More Ethics·Human Rights Education in Nursing Practice (N=419)

Table 5

Differences of Experience about Ethical·Human Right Issues and Perceived Needs for More Ethics Education according to Characteristics of Participants (N=419)

Table 1 General Characteristics of the Participants (N=419)

Table 2 Degree of Experience of Ethics Human Rights Issues and The Rank of Most Personally · Disturbing Issues (N=419)

MDI=Most disturbing issue.

Table 3 Activities for Handling Most Recent Disturbing Ethics ·Human Rights Situations (N=419)

Table 4 Perceived Needs for More Ethics·Human Rights Education in Nursing Practice (N=419)

Table 5 Differences of Experience about Ethical·Human Right Issues and Perceived Needs for More Ethics Education according to Characteristics of Participants (N=419)

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Degree of Experience of Ethics Human Rights Issues and The Rank of Most Personally · Disturbing Issues (N=419)

Activities for Handling Most Recent Disturbing Ethics ·Human Rights Situations (N=419)

Perceived Needs for More Ethics·Human Rights Education in Nursing Practice (N=419)

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