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KMID : 0869920220290010051
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Journal of Korean Academy Society of Nursing Education
2022 Volume.29 No. 1 p.51 ~ p.59
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The influence of hospital nurses’ moral sensitivity and ethical values on their biomedical ethics awareness
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Lee Yoon-Ji
Lee Jong-Eun
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Abstract
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Purpose: This descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to examine the influence of nurses’ moral sensitivity and ethical values on their biomedical ethics awareness.
Methods: The study participants included 140 registered nurses working at three hospitals in Jeollabuk-do Province over six months. The data were collected from June 22 to July 3, 2020, and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, an independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression analysis with the IBM SPSS/WIN 20.0 program.
Results: As a result of an analysis using stepwise multiple regression, nurses’ biomedical ethics awareness was found to be significantly influenced by ethical values (β=.36, p<.001), moral sensitivity (β=.21, p=.007), and education in biomedical ethics (β=.16, p=.042) (adjusted R2=.21, p<.001).
Conclusion: These findings suggest that moral sensitivity and ethical values are key factors in hospital nurses’ development of biomedical ethics. Furthermore, the devising and implementing of a practical education program based on practical cases in medical situations to enhance nurses’ biomedical ethics awareness is needed.
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KEYWORD
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Bioethics, Awareness, Nurses
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