Professional values, self-esteem, and ethical confidence of baccalaureate nursing students

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作者
Iacobucci, Trisha A. [1 ]
Daly, Barbara J. [2 ]
Lindell, Debbie [2 ]
Griffin, Mary Quinn [2 ]
机构
[1] Ursuline Coll, Pepper Pike, OH 44124 USA
[2] Case Western Reserve Univ, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
关键词
Ethical confidence; ethical decision making; nursing students; professional identity; professional nursing values; self-esteem; DECISION-MAKING; FRAMEWORK; IMPACT; POLICY; NEED; GAP;
D O I
10.1177/0969733012458608
中图分类号
B82 [伦理学(道德学)];
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摘要
Professional identity and competent ethical behaviors of nursing students are commonly developed through curricular inclusion of professional nursing values education. Despite the enactment of this approach, nursing students continue to express difficulty in managing ethical conflicts encountered in their practice. This descriptive correlational study explores the relationships between professional nursing values, self-esteem, and ethical decision making among senior baccalaureate nursing students. A convenience sample of 47 senior nursing students from the United States were surveyed for their level of internalized professional nursing values (Revised Professional Nursing Values Scale), level of self-esteem (Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale), and perceived level of confidence in ethical decision making. A significant positive relationship (p < 0.05) was found between nursing students' professional nursing values and levels of self-esteem. The results of this study can be useful to nursing educators whose efforts are focused on promoting professional identity development and competent ethical behaviors of future nurses.
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页码:479 / 490
页数:12
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