The Status of Nursing Ethics Education in Korea 4-year-College of Nursing |
Han Sung-Suk;Kim Yong-Soon;Um Young-Rhan;Ahn Sung-Hee; |
1College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea 2Ajou University 3Soonchunhyang University 4College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea |
간호윤리 교육현황 - 4년제 대학교육을 중심으로 - |
한성숙, 김용순, 엄영란, 안성희 |
1가톨릭대학교 간호대학 2아주대학교 간호학부 3순천향대학교 간호학과 4가톨릭대학교 간호대학 |
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Abstract |
Purpose : To provide fundamental data to present further direction of education on Nursing Ethics by investigating the status of Nursing Ethics education performed at 4-year-Colleges of Nursing. Korea. Methods : A descriptive survey study The data collected from 28 universities through a questionnaire to examine the status of Nursing Ethics education in Korea. Results : I. Teaching Nursing Ethics class as a independent subject-6(21.4%) universities. 1) The average of 23.67 hours(2 credits) in the total educational hours. 2) Teaching method-theoretical class, discussion of case study, discussion of related issues, presentation of video tapes and discussion, team education, role play, and submission of reports. 3) Education contents-Nursing profession and ethics, the dignity of human life, necessity of bioethics, ethical theory and refutation, code for nurses, ethical issues between nurses and patients, nurses and co-workers, and nurses and nurses 6 universities 4) 5 universities-Included ethical decision making, artificial insemination, external insemination, artificial abortion, organ transplantation, brain death, human subject of study suicide, and euthanasia. II. Teaching Nursing Ethics as an inclusive theme in other subjects-22 (78.57%) universities. 1) Educated in Introduction of Nursing (14 universities), Nursing Management, Nursing Ethics and Philosophy, Special Nursing, Nursing and Law, and Professional Nursing. 2) Educational course-Taught in freshman level at 14 universities, average 9.32 education hours. Conclusion: Showed not only that universities, not operating Nursing Ethics as a independent class, unreasonably operate and assign too many contents in comparing with its education hours and are likely to become only a cramming education but also professors whose major is not Nursing Ethics presently in charge need to take a chance to supplement their knowledge and teaching method. |
Key Words:
Nursing Ethics, Nursing Ethics Education, Curriculum of Nursing Ethics |
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