Nurturing ethical insight: exploring nursing students' journey to ethical competence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ethical competence is a key competence in nursing and the development of the competence is a central part in nursing education. During clinical studies, nursing students face ethical problems that require them to apply and develop their ethical knowledge and skills. Little is known about how ethical competence evolves during students' initial clinical placements. This study explored the development of ethical competence in first-year nursing students during their first clinical placements in nursing homes.

Methods

This exploratory-descriptive qualitative study used focus group interviews to collect data and a phenomenological hermeneutical method for analysis. Twenty-eight first-year nursing students participated in six focus groups. The data were collected betwee

SUBMITTER: Hansen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11328478 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature