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Factors Affecting Ethical decision-making of Nursing Students

간호대학생의 윤리적 의사결정에 영향을 미치는 요인

  • Yoo, Myungsook (Daegu Catholic University, College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science) ;
  • Jin, JuHyun (Daegu Catholic University, College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science)
  • 유명숙 (대구가톨릭대학교 간호학과, 간호과학연구소) ;
  • 진주현 (대구가톨릭대학교 간호학과, 간호과학연구소)
  • Received : 2023.07.01
  • Accepted : 2023.08.10
  • Published : 2023.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this descriptive research study was to identify the factors affecting the ethical decision-making of nursing students. Methods: A convenience sample of 193 nursing students from three nursing colleges in D city who were engaged in clinical practice completed an online Google Forms questionnaire from September 9 to September 20, 2021. Using SPSS 23.0, data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, an independent t-test, a one-way ANOVA, Scheffé's test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and a multiple regression analysis. Results: The influencing factors of ideal ethical decision-making were guilt (β=.38, p<.001), awareness of the nurses' Code of Ethics (β=.18, p=.023) and motivation for entering school, among general characteristics (β=-.18, p=.033). The explanatory power of the model was 22.2%. Further, the influencing factors of realistic ethical decision-making were ideal ethical decision-making (β=.26, p=.001) and grade (among general characteristics) (β=.15, p=.029); the explanatory power of the model was 17.9%. Conclusion: Various educational tools and programs pertaining to making ideal and ethical decisions must be enhanced to promote ethical choices in clinical areas and realistic ethical decision-making ability to actually make such choices. This focus may enable nurses to improve their nursing professionalism in the future.

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