Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Etik Sorunlara Yaklaşım Durumlarının Belirlenmesi

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the approach of nursing students to ethical problems. Material and Method: Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between May and June 2019 at Akdeniz University Faculty of Nursing. The data of the study was collected with personal information form and Approach to Ethical Problems in Health Field Scale. In the analaysis of the data; Number, mean, percentage distributions, standard deviation, Cronbach alpha coefficient, Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis analysis were performed. Results: When the demographic characteristics of the students participating in the study were examined, it was determined that 67.2% (N = 405) were women. In this study, it was determined that 19.1% (N = 115) of the students were first grade, 24.5% (N = 148) were second grade, 29.7% (N = 179) were third grade and 26.7% (N = 161) were fourth grade. It was determined that 69.7% (N = 420) of the students loved the department. In addition, it was determined that 70.1% (N = 423) of the students took courses on ethics. The level of perception of the basic principles of medical ethics and the level of perception of rules and written ethical codes were found to be statistically higher in male students. It was found that there was a statistically significant difference (U = 33680.5, p = 0.015) between the students' loving of nursing department and the Perceptions Level of Basic Ethics Principles and Perceptions (U = 34647, p = 0.045). There was no significant difference between the sub-dimensions of SAESYÖ according to the classes in which the students were trained. It was found that there was no significant difference between the ethical course taking status of students and the sub-dimensions of SAESYÖ.Conclusion: In this study, the level of perception of the the basic principles of medical ethics and the level of perception about written ethical codes were found to be low and the level of perception of values and standards in medical ethics was found to be moderate.