Nursing Students' Knowledge, Attitudes to Advance Medical Directives and Ethics Values / 간호행정학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
; : 282-291, 2019.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-764665
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships among nursing students' knowledge, attitudes to advance medical directives and ethics values.METHODS:
The study was a cross-sectional and descriptive survey, carried out with 232 students from two schools of nursing, one located in B and C city. Student nurses' knowledge, attitudes for advance medical directives and ethics values were measured using structured self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed using t-test or one-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficients.RESULTS:
The scores for knowledge, attitudes for medical advance directives were 7.18 and 3.07, and for ethics values, 3.47. Nursing students' knowledge and attitude showed a significant difference depending on grade. Nursing students' ethics values showed significant differences depending on whether a study on ethics had been completed. A positive correlation was observed between nursing students' knowledge, attitudes for advance medical directives and ethics values.CONCLUSION:
The results of this study indicate that basic data for the development of an effective education program on ethics is important in establishing a positive attitude toward advance medical directives and the appropriate ethical values in student nurses.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Students, Nursing
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Advance Directives
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Nursing
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Education
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Ethics
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Aspects:
Ethical aspects
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article