Impact of Ethics Education on Nursing Students' Ethical Sensitivity and Patient Advocacy: A Quasi-Experimental Study

dc.authoridBasit, Gulden/0000-0002-6193-5569
dc.contributor.authorSu, Serpil
dc.contributor.authorBasit, Gulden
dc.contributor.authorDemiroren, Nesime
dc.contributor.authorAlabay, Kuebra Nur Kose
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:31:42Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:31:42Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractNurses who try to reduce inequalities in health care by defending individuals they care for should be able to perceive ethical situations sensitively as patient advocates. This study aimed to examine the effects of ethics education provided to nursing students on ethical sensitivity and patient advocacy. The study adopted a pre-test, post-test, one-group quasi-experimental design and was conducted at a public university in Turkey. The sample comprised 44 nursing students taking the Professional Ethics course. Data were collected from October 13, 2021, to January 6, 2022, using a Descriptive Characteristics Form, the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire, and the Patient Advocacy Scale for Nurses. The study was approved by an ethics committee. While no significant difference was found between the pre-test and post-test mean Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire scores (t = 0.426, p > 0.05), a significant difference was noted between the total mean Patient Advocacy Scale for Nurses scores (Z = - 2.443, p < 0.05). The findings showed that ethics education provided to the nursing students did not affect ethical sensitivity but increased patient advocacy.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10805-024-09570-3
dc.identifier.issn1570-1727
dc.identifier.issn1572-8544
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85205342133
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-024-09570-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/14993
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001326698300001
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Academic Ethics
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectEthics
dc.subjectEthical sensitivity
dc.subjectPatient advocacy
dc.subjectNursing student
dc.subjectNursing education
dc.titleImpact of Ethics Education on Nursing Students' Ethical Sensitivity and Patient Advocacy: A Quasi-Experimental Study
dc.typeArticle

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