Educational Preparation and Clinical Experience as Variables in Moral Judgement Development of Staff Nurses
Year: 1993
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare moral judgement development levels of staff nurses with diverse levels of educational preparation and different lengths of clinical experience. Kohlberg's theory of moral development served as the theoretical basis for this descriptive correlational study. The Judgements About Nursing Decisions (JAND) was used to measure moral judgement in this study. The subjects (N = 115) were practicing staff nurses in the clinical areas of orthopedics, oncology, medical/surgical care, cardiac care/telemetry, and intensive care services. Varying lengths of clinical experience were reported and the majority recorded a Bachelors Degree in Nursing (BSN) as their highest level of education. Spearman's Rho correlations of the JAND results supported that a relationship did not exist between a subject's level of education or length of clinical experience and the dependent variable knowledge and valuation of ideal moral behavior.
Author: Jacquelyn A. Keehne
Language: English
Topic: Ethics in medical practice
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W167352223