scholarly journals Nursing Ethics Education and Practice in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. p294
Author(s):  
Kalada Godson McFubara, PhD ◽  
Augustina Chikaodili Isabu, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Ethics Education ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Nursing Ethics ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting

Whereas nursing profession helps the well and the sick regain independence as rapidly as possible, nursing ethics education provides the basis for effective professional practice.Objectives: This study sought to identify factors affecting nursing ethics education and to describe impact of nursing ethics education on nursing practice. Method: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted, and two sets of questionnaires were developed and administered, one to 80 final year nursing students, the other to 60 nursing teachers in four universities. The questionnaires had 18 and 21 question items respectively covering demography of the respondents, knowledge from ethics education, factors affecting ethics education and impact of ethics education on nursing practice. Nominal scale data were collected and analyzed on a Microsoft Excel spread sheet. Frequencies and percentages of responses were calculated and tabulated under question categories.Results: Response rate was 86.3% for students and 51.7% for teachers. Although nursing ethics education is provided as a whole semester course, 51% of students and 80% of the teachers erroneously understand ethics as adherence to professional code of conduct. Even so 70% of both respondent groups were prepared to practice effective nursing. Meanwhile 82% of the students and 53% of teachers were of the view that professional negligence is a major ethical issue in practice. Conclusion: The nursing profession is committed to providing ethical practice, but the practitioners and their trainees lack the correct knowledge of what ethics really means. Due to this incorrect knowledge undue attention is being given to professional negligence. It is a challenge and may be giving rise to a protectionist practice. The inclusion of specialists in ethics or moral philosophy to teach nursing ethics as well as the adoption of dialogic and case study methods of teaching will avoid these challenges and enhance the proper understanding and application of principles and theories of ethics in nursing practice.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Students’ Preference for Nursing Education and their Intent to Leave: A Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Faten Kandil ◽  
Naglaa El Seesy ◽  
Maram Banakhar
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Intent To Leave ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Family Disagreement

Introduction:Insufficient research has been conducted into the factors that prompt young students to select nursing education as a profession in Saudi Arabia.Aim:The aim of the study is to identify factors affecting students' preference for nursing education and their intent to leave.Methods:This study follows a descriptive cross-sectional research design, with data collected by adapting the Tan-Kuick questionnaire to measure second-year nursing students’ (n=162) preference for nursing education and intent to leave one academic institution in Saudi Arabia.Results:Nursing image is identified as the major factor influencing the nursing students’ preference for nursing education in Saudi Arabia (69.89 ± 16.49), and parents' image of nursing is identified as the factor with the least amount of influence (34.52 ± 22.04). Additionally, more than half of the nursing students surveyed report intending to leave the nursing profession. Regarding the reasons for their intent to leave, a total of 70% of the surveyed nursing students report having no interest in the nursing profession. Family disagreement and societal image are also identified as common prompts to leave nursing.Conclusion:The study recommends the use of media to enhance the image of the nursing profession through the presentation of role models that talk to the students and encourage and motivate them to engage in the working life of a nurse. In addition, the study suggests replicating the longitudinal study for the same group in their third and fourth year of study to see if they leave the nursing profession.

Depression, Stress, Emotional Support, and Self-Esteem among Baccalaureate Nursing Students in Thailand

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratchneewan Ross ◽  
Richard Zeller ◽  
Pakvilai Srisaeng ◽  
Suchawadee Yimmee ◽  
Sujidra Somchid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Suicidal Ideas

Nursing students are valuable human resources. Detection of potential depression among nursing students is crucial since depression can lead to low productivity, minimized quality of life, and suicidal ideas. Identifying factors affecting depression among students can help nursing educators to find ways to decrease depression. The purpose of this study was to examine rates of depression and the associations between depression and stress, emotional support, and self-esteem among baccalaureate nursing students in Thailand. This correlational, cross-sectional study recruited 331 baccalaureate Thai nursing students. Students completed three instruments that had been translated into Thai: The Center for Epidemiology Studies Depression Scale, Perceived Stress Questionnaire, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Another instrument created in Thai was used to measure emotional support. Results revealed that, when using the standard definition, 50.1% of the students were depressed. Stress was positively related to depression, whereas emotional support and self-esteem were negatively related to depression.

scholarly journals The Perceived Stress Level of Nursing Students Regarding The Clinical Practices in the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 592-599
Author(s):  
ışın cantekin
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Clinical Practices ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Stress Levels

This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the perceived stress levels of nursing students regarding the clinical practice during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study was conducted between May 20 and June 20, 2020, with 252 students studying in all classes in the Nursing Departments of Necmettin Erbakan University. The data were collected using the Information Form and the Perceived Stress Scale for Nursing Students (PSSNS). 52.0% of the students felt uncomfortable thinking about Covid-19, and 62.2% stated that their anxiety increased when they thought they were infected with Covid-19. The study further revealed that 57.9% of the nursing students were afraid to provide care to the individuals diagnosed with Covid-19 and 82.1% stated that they did not have enough knowledge to provide care to those individuals. Our study revealed that there is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the Perceived Stress Scale for Nursing Students and the students’ gender (p<0.01), the status of willingly choosing the nursing profession (p<0.01), the interest in the nursing profession during the Covid-19 pandemic (p<0.01), having enough knowledge to provide care to individuals diagnosed with Covid-19 (p<0.01), being uncomfortable thinking about Covid-19 (p<0.01), being afraid to provide care to individuals diagnosed with Covid-19 (p<0.01), and the increased anxiety level thinking that they were infected with Covid-19 (p<0.01). In this study, female nurses and nurses who did not choose the nursing profession willingly, whose interests in the nursing profession were negatively affected during the pandemic period, who believe that they do not have the knowledge or who do not want to provide care to individuals diagnosed with Covid-19, who are afraid to provide care, and who are uncomfortable thinking about Covid-19 were found to have higher perceived stress levels. It is recommended to offer training and counseling to the nursing students with high perceived stress levels

The relationship between nurses’ conscientious intelligence levels and care behaviors: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. 147775092199428
Author(s):  
Sadiye Ozcan
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Correlation Study ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Length Of Service ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Relationship

Background Nurses are the main protectors of goodness, honesty and morality in patient care. Conscience allows nurses to be understanding and careful while they provide patient care. In this research the researcher aimed to determine the relationship between conscientious intelligence levels and caring behaviours of nurses and to determine the factors affecting the conscientious intelligence levels and caring behaviours. Methods This research designed as a descriptive, cross-sectional and correlation study included 314 nurses working at three hospitals in eastern Turkey. The data were collected by the researcher at a time when the nurses were available and not working. Written and oral informed consent was obtained from all the participants. Results A moderate significant positive correlation was observed between conscientious intelligence levels and caring behaviours of nurses. The length of service in nursing, sex and being pleased with the nursing profession were associated with conscientious intelligence levels and caring behaviours. Conclusion At the end of this research, it was determined that nurses with high conscientious intelligence had better caring behaviours. Although it is very important for nurses to be knowledgeable of and competent at providing care, taking their conscience into consideration in the care of his or her patients is more important. If a nurse is not pleased with the nursing profession, his or her behaviour should be monitored when he or she provides care for the patient. Persons without conscientious values should not be accepted into the nursing profession.

scholarly journals Nursing students’ willingness to care for older adults in Turkey in 2020

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
İsmail Toygar ◽  
Sadık Hançerlioğlu ◽  
Dimitrios Theofanidis
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Mean

Background & Aim: The population of older adults is dramatically increasing in the world. This increase results in more demand for health care services from older adults. So, nurses’ and nursing students’ willingness to care for older adults gain importance. The aim of the study was to determine the willingness of nursing students to care for older adults and the factors affecting this in Turkey. Methods & Materials: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between November-December 2019 in the nursing faculty of a public university. 299 students were randomly selected and data were collected by using a demographic student form and the Willingness to Care for Older People scale. Data were analyzed via the SPSS version 25 program. Results: The great majority (90.3%) of the students were female and the mean age was 21.3±1.2 years. The mean score of the students' willingness to care for the elderly was 36.82±5.96. The willingness to care for the older adults was found to be affected by caring for the older adults in clinical practice (B=2.136, β=0.174, p=0.008) and wanting to live with an elderly relative (B=2.022, β=0.168, p=0.016). Conclusions: The experience of caring for an older adult in clinical practice and to be willing to live with an older relative in the same house is positively associated with the willingness of student nurses to consider geriatric nursing as an option.

A Nursing Ethic: the moral voice of experienced nurses

1999 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 423-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Woods
Keyword(s):  
Ethics Education ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Practical Wisdom ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Nursing Ethics ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Experienced Nurses ◽  
Moral Voice ◽  
Professional Health ◽  
Experienced Nurse

Nursing acts occur in thousands of instances daily, being a major component of professional health care delivery in institutions, communities and homes. It follows that the ethical practice of most nurses is put to the test on an everyday rather than an occasional basis. Hence, within nursing practice there must be a rich and deep seam of reflective interpretation and practical wisdom that is ‘embedded’ within the experiences of every experienced nurse. This article presents discussion on some of the main findings of a recently completed study on nursing ethics in New Zealand. An interpretation of a nurse’s story taken from the study is offered and suggestions are made for nursing ethics education.

scholarly journals Professional values of nursing students in nursing leadership and management course

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Mohammad Alboliteeh
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nursing Leadership ◽  
Nursing Schools ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Professional Values ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
Five Factors

Introduction: Determining the innate professional values of nursing students during their academic years in nursing schools provide a more concrete measurement of their professional readiness when they become licensed nurses. Background: Among all nursing subjects and courses, the Nursing Leadership and Management contains topics that emphasize professional adjustment and value development among students to become more professionally ready for the real world experience of the nursing profession. Objective: The study aimed to determine the perceived professional value orientation of the students to the five factors of Nurse Professional Values Scale-Revised. These factors are the values of Caring, Professionalism, Trust, Activism, and Justice.Methodology: Using quantitative cross-sectional study design as the methodology, it included 200 nursing students both from the female and male campuses of a Saudi University. These 200 students as participants have finished the course Nursing Leadership and Management.Results: The responses of the participants are mostly focused on the Caring factor where when ranked occupies the first top five (5) positions relating to the items 22, 21, 24, 25 23 with a mean of 3.49 (SD = 1.19), 3.44 (SD = 1.28), 3.44 (SD = 1.24), 3.39 (SD = 1.28), 3.37 (SD = 1.22), respectively. While the bottom five (5) of the responses pertains to the factors Professionalism (item 6), Caring (item 18), Professionalism (item 5), Trust (items 2 and 1). These factors received a mean of 3.9 (SD = 1.25), 3.17 (SD = 1.35), 3.16 (SD = 1.15), 3.14 (SD = 1.22), 3.00 (SD = 1.39), respectively.Conclusion: Caring being the essential element of the nursing profession is the most valued quality of nursing students. A full understanding of the essence of caring allows the future nurse professionals to deliver compassionate and sensitive nursing service.

scholarly journals Code of ethics teaching and its application in nursing students: a cross sectional study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoume Rambod ◽  
Zahra Khademian
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ethics Teaching

Abstract Background Codes of ethics is a guide for nursing practice. However, limited number of studies was conducted on code of ethics teaching and its application in nursing students. This study aimed to determine code of ethics teaching and its application in nursing students and the association between variables. Methods This was a cross-sectional study. A total of 134 nursing students from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences participated in this study. Codes of Ethics for Nurses Questionnaire were used. Data were analyzed by SPSS. Results Code of ethics teaching and its application in 98% and 97% of nursing students were in moderate and high levels. Beside, association between codes of ethics teaching and its application were significant in nursing students (r=0.21, P=0.04). Most of the participants were taught the codes of ethics by their lecturers (58.1%) in classroom (61.1%). Two third of the participants had moderate and above knowledge and capability to apply the codes of ethics. Furthermore, 75.2% of them believed that having codes of ethics were highly essential. Conclusions The teaching and application of the codes in approximately 50% of the students were in moderate level, which shows they need to acquire more knowledge on this subject. As the association between codes of ethics teaching and its application through increasing their knowledge, hence, application of these codes in nursing students who will become the future nurses is imperative.

scholarly journals Students’ Perceptions about the Profession of Nursing

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-148
Author(s):  
Zamira Shabani ◽  
Fatbardha Osmanaga
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Research Question ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care System

Nurses represent the largest category of professional workforce in the health care system. The role and contribution of them have a vital importance in the provision of health care system, especially in nowadays. The aim of this study is to evidence the students’ perceptions about the profession of nursing. This is a cross-sectional study. The study was realized during the period of January–February 2020. The study was conducted with nursing students in first, second and third year of study, in bachelor degree. The research question is: "What are the nursing students’ perceptions about the profession of nursing?" In this study we conduct a standardized questionnaire about the perception of nursing profession. The survey performed in classroom was anonymous. All data collected were elaborated with SPSS version 19. There are given the conclusions and recommendations.Nursing students have good perception about the nursing profession. It exist an non-significant and negative correlation between the age and students’ perception. There is no significant relationship between students’course of study and their perception about nursing profession. There is a significant relationship between having family members in health care and students’ perception about nursing profession. The inclusion of the subject "Introduction to nursing" in the high school curriculum should be considered. Keywords: nurse, perception, student

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