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http://dx.doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2020.31.4.503

Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of the Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire for Nursing Students  

Min, Hye Young (Department of Nursing, Ewha Womans University)
Kim, Yoon Jung (Department of Nursing, Ewha Womans University)
Lee, Jung Min (School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
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Research in Community and Public Health Nursing / v.31, no.4, 2020 , pp. 503-513 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire for Nursing Students (KESQ-NS). Methods: The participants were 138 nursing students who have experience in clinical practice. The Korean version of ESQ-NS (KESQ-NS) was examined using content validity, construct validity, criterion-related validity, and testing of internal consistency reliability. Data were collected from November to December of 2019 through an online-survey. Results: The KESQ-NS that was composed of 13 items was divided into three dimensions: Critical understanding of the patient, patient holistic care, patient privacy, and confidentiality. The instrument explained 67.9% of the total variance for ethical sensitivity. Cronbach's α was .88. Conclusion: The KESQ-NS showed good validity and reliability. This instrument can be used to evaluate ethical sensitivity in nursing students in Korea.
Keywords
Nursing students; Education, Nursing; Ethics; Factor Analysis; Statistical;
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