Evaluating the Influence of Ethical Awareness Training on Professional Conduct Among Nursing Practitioners
Posted: Aug 24, 2020
Abstract
This study investigates the impact of a novel ethical awareness training intervention on professional conduct among nursing practitioners, employing a mixed-methods approach that combines quantitative behavioral metrics with qualitative phenomenological analysis. Unlike traditional ethics training that focuses primarily on theoretical principles and case studies, our intervention incorporates immersive virtual reality scenarios, reflective journaling, and peer-mediated ethical deliberation sessions. We recruited 245 registered nurses from three urban healthcare facilities, randomly assigning them to either the experimental training group or a control group receiving standard ethics education. Pre- and post-intervention assessments measured changes in ethical decision-making, moral reasoning, and self-reported confidence in handling ethical dilemmas. Additionally, we developed an innovative observational protocol to document actual ethical behaviors in clinical settings. Results demonstrated statistically significant improvements in ethical sensitivity (p < 0.001), moral courage (p = 0.003), and consistency in ethical decision-making (p < 0.001) among the experimental group compared to controls. Qualitative analysis revealed enhanced moral imagination and greater capacity for ethical perspective-taking among trained participants. The findings suggest that comprehensive, experiential ethics training can substantially influence professional conduct beyond knowledge acquisition, potentially transforming how healthcare organizations approach ethics education. This research contributes original insights into the mechanisms through which ethical awareness translates to improved professional practice, offering a replicable model for ethics training development across healthcare disciplines.
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