Moral judgment competence of nursing students in the Czech Republic

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the level of moral judgment competence in students of nursing at the University of Ostrava Faculty of Medicine, and whether it is influenced by the field of study, type of study, current year of study and age. The design of the study was cross-s...

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Published in:Nurse education today 2013-10, Vol.33 (10), p.1201-1206
Main Authors: Bužgová, Radka, Sikorová, Lucie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Attitudes
Clinical competence
College students
Cross-Sectional Studies
Czech Republic
Ethics
Ethics, Nursing
Euthanasia
Female
Humans
Judgment
Male
Medical ethics
Middle Aged
Moral competence
Moral judgment test
Morals
Nursing
Nursing education
Nursing Students
Part Time Students
Students, Nursing - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Value Judgment
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Summary:The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the level of moral judgment competence in students of nursing at the University of Ostrava Faculty of Medicine, and whether it is influenced by the field of study, type of study, current year of study and age. The design of the study was cross-sectional. The survey sample comprised 662 full-time and part-time students of General Nursing and Midwifery. To measure ethical competence, Lind's Moral Judgment Test (MJT, 1995) was used. The nursing students showed low C-index scores (the mean C-index was 14.24±9.56). The C-index was significantly influenced only by the type of study and age (p
ISSN:0260-6917
1532-2793
DOI:10.1016/j.nedt.2012.06.016