Ethical Attitude of Pediatric Nurses in Nursing Care and Influencing Factors

Huriye Karadede; Birsen Mutlu; Seda Değirmenci Öz

Article Details

Ethical Attitude of Pediatric Nurses in Nursing Care and Influencing Factors

Authors:

Huriye Karadede | Birsen Mutlu | Seda Değirmenci Öz

Publisher:

Ataturk University

Main Topics:

Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği | Hemşirelik (Diğer)

Journal:

Journal of Nursology Vol.26 Issue 4, pp.231-237

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001308247

pISSN:

2822-2954

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Abstract:

 Objective: This research was conducted to determine the ethical attitudes of nurses working in pediatric clinics and the factors affecting these attitudes. Methods: This research is a cross-sectional descriptive study. The study included 230 pediatric nurses who are members of the Association of Pediatric Nurses and work in private and public institutions throughout Turkey. The data were collected using the The Introductory Features Form, Form for Determining the Need for KnowledgeApplication on the Concept of Ethics and Adopted Ethical Principlesand the Ethical Attitude Scale in Nursing Care. For statistical analyses, KolmogorovSmirnov, MannWhitney U, and KruskalWallis tests have been used. Results: About 57.8 of the nurses participating in the study were between the ages of 20 and 30 57.8, 51.7 were married, and 55.7 were undergraduate graduates. About 85.7 of them received training on ethics. A total of 85.2 of the respondents mentioned that they faced ethical issues while working with pediatric patients, while 81.1 indicated the presence of ethical problems between nurses and patient relatives. The mean score of the ethical attitude scale in nursing care of the pediatric nurses participating in the study was 158.19  12.62. A statistically significant difference was found between the participants professional working years and working time in the unit they worked in and the average score they got from the scale P  .05. No significant difference was found between age, marital status, educational status, unit of work, receiving ethics education, encountering ethical problems, and scale total scores. Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that nurses have a positive ethical attitude in nursing care. The years of experience and the duration of working in the unit were found to influence the ethical attitudes of nurses, while the unit, age, and receiving ethical education were not found to be effective. Nurses were observed to frequently encounter ethical problems when working with pediatric patients and expressed a need for consultation on ethical matters.

 Objective: This research was conducted to determine the ethical attitudes of nurses working in pediatric clinics and the factors affecting these attitudes. Methods: This research is a cross-sectional descriptive study. The study included 230 pediatric nurses who are members of the Association of Pediatric Nurses and work in private and public institutions throughout Turkey. The data were collected using the The Introductory Features Form, Form for Determining the Need for KnowledgeApplication on the Concept of Ethics and Adopted Ethical Principlesand the Ethical Attitude Scale in Nursing Care. For statistical analyses, KolmogorovSmirnov, MannWhitney U, and KruskalWallis tests have been used. Results: About 57.8 of the nurses participating in the study were between the ages of 20 and 30 57.8, 51.7 were married, and 55.7 were undergraduate graduates. About 85.7 of them received training on ethics. A total of 85.2 of the respondents mentioned that they faced ethical issues while working with pediatric patients, while 81.1 indicated the presence of ethical problems between nurses and patient relatives. The mean score of the ethical attitude scale in nursing care of the pediatric nurses participating in the study was 158.19  12.62. A statistically significant difference was found between the participants professional working years and working time in the unit they worked in and the average score they got from the scale P  .05. No significant difference was found between age, marital status, educational status, unit of work, receiving ethics education, encountering ethical problems, and scale total scores. Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that nurses have a positive ethical attitude in nursing care. The years of experience and the duration of working in the unit were found to influence the ethical attitudes of nurses, while the unit, age, and receiving ethical education were not found to be effective. Nurses were observed to frequently encounter ethical problems when working with pediatric patients and expressed a need for consultation on ethical matters.

 Objective: This research was conducted to determine the ethical attitudes of nurses working in pediatric clinics and the factors affecting these attitudes. Methods: This research is a cross-sectional descriptive study. The study included 230 pediatric nurses who are members of the Association of Pediatric Nurses and work in private and public institutions throughout Turkey. The data were collected using the The Introductory Features Form, Form for Determining the Need for KnowledgeApplication on the Concept of Ethics and Adopted Ethical Principlesand the Ethical Attitude Scale in Nursing Care. For statistical analyses, KolmogorovSmirnov, MannWhitney U, and KruskalWallis tests have been used. Results: About 57.8 of the nurses participating in the study were between the ages of 20 and 30 57.8, 51.7 were married, and 55.7 were undergraduate graduates. About 85.7 of them received training on ethics. A total of 85.2 of the respondents mentioned that they faced ethical issues while working with pediatric patients, while 81.1 indicated the presence of ethical problems between nurses and patient relatives. The mean score of the ethical attitude scale in nursing care of the pediatric nurses participating in the study was 158.19  12.62. A statistically significant difference was found between the participants professional working years and working time in the unit they worked in and the average score they got from the scale P  .05. No significant difference was found between age, marital status, educational status, unit of work, receiving ethics education, encountering ethical problems, and scale total scores. Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that nurses have a positive ethical attitude in nursing care. The years of experience and the duration of working in the unit were found to influence the ethical attitudes of nurses, while the unit, age, and receiving ethical education were not found to be effective. Nurses were observed to frequently encounter ethical problems when working with pediatric patients and expressed a need for consultation on ethical matters.

 Amaç: Bu araştırma pediatri kliniklerinde çalışan hemşirelerin bakımdaki etik tutumları ve bu tutumları etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntemler: Bu araştırma, kesitsel türde tanımlayıcı bir araştırmadır. Araştırmaya Türkiyenin genelinde özel ve kamu kuruluşlarında çalışan Çocuk Hemşireleri Derneğine üye olan 230 pediatri hemşiresi katılmıştır. Veriler, Tanıtıcı Özellikler Formu, Etik Kavramı Üzerine BilgiUygulama Gereksinimi ve Benimsenen Etik İlkeleri Belirleme Formu ve Hemşirelik Bakımında Etik Tutum Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. İstatistiksel analizde Kolmogorov Smirnov, Mann Whitney U ve Kruskall Wallis testleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan hemşirelerin, 57,8i 2030 yaş arasında olup 51,7si evli, 55,7si lisans mezunudur. Hemşirelerin 85,7si etik ile ilgili eğitim almıştır. Pediatrik hastalarla çalışırken etik problem ile karşılaştığını 85,2si ve hemşire ve hasta yakını arasında etik problemlerin olduğunu 81,1i belirtmiştir. Araştırmaya katılan pediatri hemşirelerinin hemşirelik bakımında etik tutum ölçeği puan ortalaması 158,19  12,62 olarak belirlenmiştir. Hemşirelerin mesleki çalışma yılı ve çalıştığı birimdeki çalışma süresiyle ölçekten aldıkları puan ortalamaları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farklılık bulunmuştur P  ,05. Yaş, medeni durum, eğitim durumu, çalışılan birim, etik eğitimi alma durumu, etik problemle karşılaşma durumu ile ölçek toplam puanları arasında anlamlı bir fark saptanmamıştır. Sonuç: Bu araştırmada, hemşirelerin hemşirelik bakımında olumlu etik tutuma sahip oldukları belirlendi. Hemşirelerin çalışma yılının ve birimdeki çalışma yılının hemşirelik bakımdaki etik tutumlarını etkilediği, çalışılan birim, yaş ve etik eğitim alma durumunun etkili olmadığı bulunmuştur. Hemşirelerin pediatrik hastalarla çalışırken etik problemlerle sıklıkla karşılaştığı ve etik konusunda danışmanlık alma ihtiyacı duydukları görülmüştür.

Article Details

Ethical Attitude of Pediatric Nurses in Nursing Care and Influencing Factors

Authors:

Huriye Karadede | Birsen Mutlu | Seda Değirmenci Öz

Publisher:

Ataturk University

Main Topics:

Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği | Hemşirelik (Diğer)

Journal:

Journal of Nursology Vol.26 Issue 4, pp.231-237

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001308247

pISSN:

2822-2954

Ethical attitude

ethical care

ethics

nursing

pediatric nurseEtik tutum

etik bakım

etik

hemşirelik

pediatri hemşiresi

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Article Details

Authors: Huriye Karadede | Birsen Mutlu | Seda Değirmenci Öz

Publisher: Ataturk University

Main Topics: Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği | Hemşirelik (Diğer)

Journal: Journal of Nursology Vol.26 Issue 4, pp.231-237

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001308247

pISSN: 2822-2954

Issues

Authors:

Huriye Karadede | Birsen Mutlu | Seda Değirmenci Öz

Publisher:

Ataturk University

Main Topics:

Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği | Hemşirelik (Diğer)

Journal:

Journal of Nursology Vol.26 Issue 4, pp.231-237

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001308247

pISSN:

2822-2954