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KMID : 1025620230260020151
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Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
2023 Volume.26 No. 2 p.151 ~ p.167
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Factors Affecting Ethical Competence in Nurses
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Kim Sang-Hee
Seo Min-Jeong
Kim Doo-Ree
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting ethical competence in nurses. This study was conducted a cross-sectional descriptive design with a convenience sample of 100 nurses from a university affiliated hospital in Seoul. The study collected data on items drawn from CENAS (The Clinical Ethics Need Assessment Survey), ethics education needs, ethical confidence, moral sensitivity, and ethical competence. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, a t-test, a one-way ANOVA, correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis with SPSS Win 21 program. The results indicate that the main factor influencing nurses’ ethical competence is as ethical confidence (β = .53), which accounted for 42.0% of variance. These results suggest development of ethical education program for nurses for improving nurses’ ethical capabilities.
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KEYWORD
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ethics, clinical competence, nurse
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