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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2017.18.3.501

Factors Influencing Ethical Confidence of Clinical Nurses  

Jeon, Yun-Hwa (Department of Nursing, Changwon Moonsung University)
Jung, Kwuy-Im (Department of Nursing, Kosin University)
Song, Hoo-Seung (Department of Nursing, Dongju college)
Na, Eun-Sun (Department of Nursing, Gumi University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.18, no.3, 2017 , pp. 501-512 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examines ethical confidence among clinical nurses. Data were collected from the 10th to 29th November 2014 with a structured questionnaire from 125 clinical nurses. The data collected were analyzed by SPSS/WIN 21.0. to obtain percentage, average, mean rating, standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe's test, Pearson's correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression. The degree of ethical confidence in research targets showed remarkable differences statistically by age (F=3.14, p=.017), education (F=7.36, p<.001), career duration (t=-2.31, p=.024), and code of ethics knowledge (t=-3.17, p=.002). Ethical Confidence was positively correlated, r=.25(p<.001) with the degree of ethical values. There was a significant difference in Ethical Confidence by ethical value, education, and code of ethics knowledge. The total explanatory power was 15.0% and the explanatory power of the degree of ethical value(${\beta}=.28$) was greater than other factors. To help clinical nurses improve ethical confidence, interventions should be provided to increase ethical value, education, and knowledge about the code of ethics. Therefore, it is necessary to develop and implement such programs to improve ethical confidence in clinical nurses.
Keywords
Ethical dilemma; Ethical values; Ethical confidence; Clinical nurses;
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