The Effect of Digital Games on Ethical Sensitivity and Decision Making in Nursing Students
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Digital game, In-class group work.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Decision Making, Ethics. Basic parameters: 18 years — 40 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 Digital Game-Based Teaching Methods on the Development of Ethical Sensitivity and Ethical Decision-Making Processes in Nursing Students
Overview
The study was planned using a randomised controlled experimental design to determine the effectiveness of digital game-based teaching in the development of ethical sensitivity and ethical decision-making processes among nursing students.
Detailed description
The most significant contribution this study will make to the literature is its systematic demonstration of the effects of a digital game-based teaching method on the development of ethical sensitivity and ethical decision-making processes in the context of nursing education. Currently, ethics education is mostly conducted using traditional methods, and it is known that students experience difficulties in transferring what they learn in theoretical education to practice. This study makes a unique contribution by demonstrating that digital games can support students' ethical thinking and decision-making skills by offering interactive and experience-based learning opportunities. Furthermore, the study aims to expand the limited literature on the use of digital game-based teaching in ethics education in nursing and to provide evidence-based data on the integration of technological innovations in ethics education. In this respect, the research is of a nature that will strengthen the pedagogical foundations of nursing education and pioneer the development of student-centred and innovative teaching strategies.
Interventions
- Other Digital game
Digital Game: The developed digital game aims to enhance medical students' ethical awareness and decision-making skills. The digital game first provides students with reminders about ethical principles. The game covers a four-week process, focusing on a specific ethical principle each week. Each weekly module presents two cases supported by animated visuals written by the researcher, reviewed by experts, and created by the software company. After watching and reading the cases, students answer - Other In-class group work
Face-to-face case analysis will be conducted over 4 weeks. These sessions are scheduled outside the course programme, once a week for 40 minutes. A total of 4 cases, each relating to an ethical principle, will be given to students in printed form at the beginning of each session, and they will be asked to analyse them simultaneously. Before the exercises, students will be explained how to analyse the cases.
Primary outcome measures
- Adapted Ethical Sensitivity Scale for Nursing Students [Time frame: 3 times; a week before implementation, a week after implementation, 2 months after implementation]
- The Ethical Dilemma Test in Nursing [Time frame: 3 times; a week before implementation, a week after implementation, 2 months after implementation]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale [Time frame: Once; a week after implementation]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
Students must:
- Have taken and successfully completed the Nursing Ethics course,
- Be a fourth-year nursing student who has successfully completed all professional courses and is undertaking the 'Professional Training in the Workplace' placement.
Exclusion criteria
- Students who have not taken the Nursing Ethics course or have failed the course before taking the Professional Training in the Workplace course.
- Having a conditional grade point average (CGPA <2.00) up to the period when the data was collected.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
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: NCT07235241 · IMU17