Decision‐Making in the Context of Life‐Limiting Foetal Anomalies: Nursing Students' Knowledge Levels about Prenatal Tests and Foetal Rights

Background: The fact that nurses involved in prenatal care have an adequate level of knowledge about these issues will lead to more effective and positive health outcomes in societies where they serve. There is limited research in Turkey on the knowledge levels and attitudes of nurses and student nu...

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Published in:International journal of caring sciences 2022-05, Vol.15 (2), p.1363-1373
Main Authors: Toprak, Filiz Unal, Turan, Zekiye
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Attitudes
Clinical medicine
Congenital diseases
Counseling services
Data collection
Diagnostic tests
Health sciences
Knowledge
Nurses
Nursing education
Obstetrics
Pregnancy
Prenatal care
Professional ethics
Questionnaires
Students
Womens health
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Summary:Background: The fact that nurses involved in prenatal care have an adequate level of knowledge about these issues will lead to more effective and positive health outcomes in societies where they serve. There is limited research in Turkey on the knowledge levels and attitudes of nurses and student nurses involved in prenatal care. Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the knowledge level of nursing students about prenatal tests and foetal rights. Methods: The sample of this descriptive study consisted of 252 3rd and 4th-grade students studying at a public university. Frequency, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum values, and Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were employed in the analysis of the data. Results: 47.6% of the students reported that they would reach the delivery decision of a baby with a high risk of an anomaly. A significant difference was found between the test scores of the groups in terms of student gender (p 0.05). Conclusions/Implications for Practice: Foetal rights, is recommended to be included in the nursing curriculum to raise the knowledge and awareness levels. Efforts aimed at contributing to facilitative student-patient relationships have a crucial role in shaping students' competency and in promoting high-quality patient care. Thus, in order to improve students' perceptions of prenatal tests and fetal rights, it is thought that students' awareness should be increased on these topics.
ISSN:1791-5201
1792-037X