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Volume 7
J Nurs Care, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-1168
Nursing Global 2018
March 01-03, 2018
March 01-03, 2018 | London, UK
47
th
Global Nursing & Healthcare Conference
E-EMSC: Effects of ethics education on moral sensitivity and critical thinking disposition of Korean
nursing students
Sung-Hee Ahn
and
Hye A Yeom
Catholic University of Korea, South Korea
W
hile nursing ethics education is commonly provided for undergraduate nursing students in most nursing colleges,
consensus on the content and teaching modules for these ethics courses have still not been established. This study is
aimed to examine the effects of nursing ethics education on the moral sensitivity and critical thinking disposition of nursing
students in Korea. A one-group pre- and post-test design was used. Moral sensitivity was measured using the Korean version
of the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire. Critical thinking disposition was measured using the Critical Thinking Disposition
Questionnaire. Participants were 70 undergraduate nursing students who were attending a university located in Seoul, Korea.
The nursing ethics education was provided 7 times, from September to December 2010, and comprised 90-min sessions each
week. This study was conducted in accordance with the Human Subject Research Ethics Committee guidelines. After the
education, the levels for the patient-oriented care, a sub-domain of moral sensitivity, and inquisitiveness, a sub-domain of
critical thinking disposition, significantly improved. There were no changes in overall scores for moral sensitivity and critical
thinking disposition. There were significant positive correlations between moral sensitivity and critical thinking disposition
both pre- and post intervention. These results reflect the need for ongoing efforts to develop innovative content, structure, and
instructional methods for undergraduate nursing ethics education programs.
Biography
Sung-Hee Ahn is a Professor, teaching and doing research in Nursing Ethics at College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea. She is the President of Korean
Society of Nursing Ethics. She has published many journal articles and several books.
Sung-Hee Ahn et al., J Nurs Care 2018, Volume 7
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168-C1-064