The effects of an ethics laboratory program on moral sensitivity and professional values in nursing students: A randomized controlled study

The relationship between professional values, ethical sensitivities and caring behaviors among nursing students: A structural equation modeling approach

AIM

To examine the relationship between professional values, ethical sensitivity and caring behaviors among nursing students and determine whether professional values play a moderator role in the relationship between ethical sensitivity and caring behaviors among nursing students.

BACKGROUND

Developing professional nursing values, ethical sensitivity and caring behaviors is critical in nursing programs from the first year to graduation to prepare students for increasingly complex and diverse work environments.

DESIGN

A cross-sectional study using structural equation modeling. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology checklist was used.

METHODS

This study was conducted with 189 undergraduate nursing students. The study was conducted in a four-year nursing faculty in the Mediterranean region of Turkey from February to June 2022. Data were collected using a personal information form, the Nurses' Professional Values Scale, the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire and the Caring Behaviors Assessment Tool Nursing Version-Short Form.

RESULTS

We found that nursing students' perceptions of professional values and caring behaviors were high and their ethical sensitivity was moderate. Nursing students who are successful in high school have higher professional values. In addition, it was determined that nursing students who chose the nursing profession because of altruism had higher perceptions of caring behaviors. A positive relationship exists between professional values, ethical sensitivity (r = -0.258, p < 0.001) and caring behaviors (r = 0.431, p < 0.001) (p < 0.05). Professional values have a positive effect on ethical sensitivity and caring behaviors.

CONCLUSION

Professional values, ethical sensitivity and caring behaviors are relationships and professional values positively predict nursing students' ethical sensitivities and caring behaviors. As the professional value perceptions of nursing students increase, their ethical sensitivity and caring behaviors increase. Improving the curricula in a way that will improve professional values may enable nursing students to increase their ethical sensitivity and caring behaviors. The research contributes to a broader understanding of nursing education curriculum content.

Development of a Core Outcome Set for Randomised Controlled Trials of Nursing Education: A Methodological Framework

Background. Nursing educational research is very important for the development of the nursing discipline. There have been many randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of nursing education, and the outcomes are highly heterogeneous and waste resources. The study aims to report the methodological framework to establish a core outcome set (COS) for RCTs of nursing education. Methods. The study will be conducted in the following five steps: (a) establish nursing education COS working groups; (b) develop an initial list of outcomes of nursing education by systematic review and semistructured interview; (c) Delphi survey with different stakeholders to reach a preliminary consensus on the core outcome of nursing education; (d) expert consultation to form the outcome pool; (e) expert consensus meeting to form the nursing education COS. Results. The goal is to develop a COS that includes stakeholders’ interest in nursing education to determine which outcomes should be reported and how they should be measured. Conclusions. By performing the study, the nursing education COS will be established, which will help to reduce reporting bias and resource waste, and provide enough results for nursing education systematic reviews.

The effectiveness of the using scenario and video in distance nursing education during COVID-19 pandemic

To determine the effects of using case scenarios and skill videos in distance education as a practical teaching-learning strategy on student satisfaction, professional perception, and professional values among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a quasi-experimental study with a one-group, pretest-post-test design. The study was conducted with 166 baccalaureate nursing students who attended online classes for 13 weeks, which included 80-minute theoretical and 120-minute practical training each week. A Student Information Form, the Student Satisfaction Scale-Short Form, the Nursing Profession Perception of Scale (NPPS), and the Nurses' Professional Values Scale-Revised (NPVS-R). We found significant differences between the students' pre- and post-test scores for the scales NPPS and the NPVS-R (p < .05), who attended online classes during the pandemic. However, our findings demonstrated that distance education had no effect on the level of student satisfaction (p > .05). The using case scenarios and skill videos in distance education as a strategy to deliver nursing course during the pandemic showed positive effects on the adoption of professional values and the perception about nursing profession among nursing students.