Investigation of Ethical Attitudes in Nursing Care and Affecting Factors of Nurses Working in Surgical Clinics: a Cross-sectional Study
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This study was conducted to investigate the ethical attitudes in nursing care and the influencing factors of nurses working in surgical clinics. The research was planned in a descriptive and cross-sectional design. The sample of the study consisted of 110 nurses working in Bursa Uludağ University adult surgical clinics between November 2023 and April 2024 and who voluntarily accepted to participate in the research. Data were collected using the " Personal Information Form" and "Ethical Attitude Scale in Nursing Care". In the study, the mean score of the Ethical Attitude in Nursing Care Scale was found to be 149.98±11.90 (minimum: 127, maximum: 170). It was determined that the Ethical Attitude in Nursing Care Scale total mean score of the nurses who received training in ethics was significantly higher than the nurses who did not receive training (p<0.05). As a result of the study, it was seen that the ethical attitudes in nursing care of the nurses working in surgical clinics were high and that receiving training in ethics positively affected their ethical attitudes.
Source: Bursa Uludag University - AVESIS
Authors: Dilek, YILMAZ, Sıırı, TEMEL, Derya, UZELLİ
Language: English
Topic: Ethics in medical practice
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W6930579234
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