This randomized controlled study aimed to determine the effect of the reflective thinking method used in ethics education on ethical decision making, professional values, and compassion levels in nursing students.The hypotheses of the study are as follows: H1.1. There is a difference in ethical decision-making average scores between students who were applied the reflection method in ethics education and students in the control group. H1.2. There is a difference in professional values average scores between students who were applied the reflection method in ethics education and students in the control group. H1.3. There is a difference in compassion average scores between students who were applied the reflection method in ethics education and students in the control group.
The research will be conducted as a pre-test-post-test, parallel group randomized controlled experimental design. The sample of the research to be conducted at Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Nursing consists of 84 students. Students who meet the inclusion criteria will be assigned to the intervention and control groups by the block randomization method. The intervention group will be given ethics training with the reflective thinking method, while the control group will be given standard ethics training. The research data will be collected between November 22, 2024 and March 31, 2025 using the Student Information Form, Nursing Ethical Dilemma Test, Professional Values Scale and Compassion Scale.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
84
It will be applied to students in the initiative group for 1 hour per week for 7 weeks.
Ethical Dilemma Test to determine the level of ethical decision making
The aim of determining the levels of "Principle Thinking" (F) and "Practical Thinking (P) is to determine the situation of encountering an ethical dilemma (Familiarity). The lowest "Principle Thinking" score that can be achieved in the test is 18, the highest "Principle Thinking" score is 66. The lowest "Practical Thinking" score that can be achieved is 6, and the highest "Practical Thinking" score is 36. In the familiarity section, 6-17 points indicate familiarity with a similar dilemma, and 18-30 points indicate unfamiliarity. High scores indicate a high level of ethical decision-making skills.
Time frame: 1st measurement will be made at week 1 (November 22, 2024); 2nd measurement at week 7 (January 03, 2025), 3rd follow-up measurement at week 19 (3 months later, March 31, 2025 ).
Professional Values Scale for Nurses to determine the level of professional values
The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 26 and the highest score that can be obtained is 130. High scores indicate high professional values.
Time frame: 1st measurement will be made at week 1 (November 22, 2024); 2nd measurement at week 7 (January 03, 2025), 3rd follow-up measurement at week 19 (3 months later, March 31, 2025 ).
Compassion Scale to determine the level of compassion
The minimum score on the scale is 1 and the maximum score is 5. As the total score on the scale increases, the level of compassion also increases.
Time frame: 1st measurement will be made at week 1 (November 22, 2024); 2nd measurement at week 7 (January 03, 2025), 3rd follow-up measurement at week 19 (3 months later, March 31, 2025 ).
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