Effect of Reflective Thinking Method on Ethical Decision Making, Professional Values and Compassion Level
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Reflective thinking method.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Ethical Decision Making, Professional Values, Compassion. Basic parameters: 18 years — 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
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Official title
The Effect of Reflective Thinking Method Used in Ethics Teaching on Ethical Decision Making, Professional Values and Compassion Level in Nursing Students
Overview
This randomized controlled study aimed to determine the effect of the reflective thinking method used in ethics education on ethical decision making, professional values, and compassion levels in nursing students.The hypotheses of the study are as follows: H1.1. There is a difference in ethical decision-making average scores between students who were applied the reflection method in ethics education and students in the control group. H1.2. There is a difference in professional values average scores between students who were applied the reflection method in ethics education and students in the control group. H1.3. There is a difference in compassion average scores between students who were applied the reflection method in ethics education and students in the control group.
Detailed description
The research will be conducted as a pre-test-post-test, parallel group randomized controlled experimental design. The sample of the research to be conducted at Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Nursing consists of 84 students. Students who meet the inclusion criteria will be assigned to the intervention and control groups by the block randomization method. The intervention group will be given ethics training with the reflective thinking method, while the control group will be given standard ethics training. The research data will be collected between November 22, 2024 and March 31, 2025 using the Student Information Form, Nursing Ethical Dilemma Test, Professional Values Scale and Compassion Scale.
Interventions
- Other Reflective thinking method
It will be applied to students in the initiative group for 1 hour per week for 7 weeks.
Primary outcome measures
- Ethical Dilemma Test to determine the level of ethical decision making [Time frame: 1st measurement will be made at week 1 (November 22, 2024); 2nd measurement at week 7 (January 03, 2025), 3rd follow-up measurement at week 19 (3 months later, March 31, 2025 ).]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Professional Values Scale for Nurses to determine the level of professional values [Time frame: 1st measurement will be made at week 1 (November 22, 2024); 2nd measurement at week 7 (January 03, 2025), 3rd follow-up measurement at week 19 (3 months later, March 31, 2025 ).]
- Compassion Scale to determine the level of compassion [Time frame: 1st measurement will be made at week 1 (November 22, 2024); 2nd measurement at week 7 (January 03, 2025), 3rd follow-up measurement at week 19 (3 months later, March 31, 2025 ).]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Being between the ages of 18-65
- Being registered in the Professional Ethics course
- Having participated in the theoretical part of the Professional Ethics course
- Being volunteering to participate in the research
Exclusion criteria
- Having taken the Professional Ethics course before
- Working as a healthcare professional
- Being a foreign national
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06675669 · NecErbakanU