About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Being between the ages of 18-65
Being registered in the Professional Ethics course
Having participated in the theoretical part of the Professional Ethics course
Being volunteering to participate in the research
Disqualifiers
Having taken the Professional Ethics course before
Working as a healthcare professional
Being a foreign national
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Reflective thinking method
Other interventionIt will be applied to students in the initiative group for 1 hour per week for 7 weeks.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
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.
Secondary outcomes
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.
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.
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