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A Study of Moral Judgment and Ethical Decision Making and Ethical Dilemmas Experienced in Practice by Nursing Students

간호대학생의 도덕판단력과 윤리적 의사결정 및 실습에서 경험한 윤리적 딜레마

  • Noh, Yoon Goo (Department of Nursing, Changwon National University) ;
  • Jung, Myun Sook (College of Nursing, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
  • 노윤구 (창원대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 정면숙 (경상대학교 간호대학, 경상대학교 건강과학 연구원)
  • Received : 2013.05.14
  • Accepted : 2013.06.07
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

This study examined the moral judgments and ethical decision-making and analyzed ethical dilemmas experienced in practice by nursing students. The data were collected using self-reported questionnaires and reports from 189 college students in their 2nd ~ 4th grades. Data collection period was from Nov 6th - 20th in 2012. Each grade's P(%) scores were 47.92, 43.74, and 43.75 respectively.. For stage 4 score, each grade's scores were 22.37, 22.98, and 19.74. This result shows that, compared to juniors, senior student's P(%) scores did not drop and stage 4 scores rather decreased, which is in line with the results of previous studies about the effects of ethics education. This finding could be attributed to the regular and voluntary case presentations and discussions required for the senior participants. Regarding ethical decision-making type, the most favored was type 3(35.45%). Among seven categories of the ethical dilemmas facing the students, the most commonly reported was the patient's rights and dignity, followed by practices based on nursing standards, arranging for dying patients. This study raises the need that the curriculum is revised to encourage student's participation in the analysis of ethical issues they confront in the field.

본 연구는 간호대 학생들의 도덕 판단력과 윤리적 의사결정 유형을 파악하고 실습에서 경험한 윤리적 딜레마를 분석한 연구이다. 자료 수집은 2-4학년 학생 189명의 구조화된 설문지와 윤리적 문제에 대한 자가 보고로 이루어졌다. 기간은 2012년 11월6일에서 20일 까지 하였다. 학생들의 P(%)점수는 2학년 47.92, 3학년 43.74, 4학년 43.75였다. 4단계 점수는 22.37, 22.98, 19.74였다. 4학년의 P(%)점수는 3학년보다 떨어지지 않았고, 4단계 점수는 감소하였는데, 이는 윤리교육 효과에 대한 선행 연구결과와 같았다. 이와 같은 결과는 학생들의 자발적인 사례발표와 토론의 결과라 할 수 있다. 학생들이 가장 선호하는 윤리적 의사결정은 유형3(35.45%)이었다. 학생들이 실습에서 경험한 윤리적 딜레마는 7개 항목으로 환자의 권리와 존엄성 손상, 치료와 간호 표준 불이행, 임종 준비와 죽음 순이었다. 본 연구는 학생들이 실습에서 경험하는 윤리문제를 스스로 분석하고 개방적인 토론을 하는 윤리교육에 대한 후속 연구를 제언한다.

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