The development of "Ethical Competence Scale" on Nursing Care for nursing students and examination of ethical competence benchmark for the students to acquire ethical judgement ability

• Project/Area Number: 17K12134
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: Nagano College of Nursing (2019); International University of Health and Welfare (2017-2018)
• Principal Investigator: YOSHIOKA EMI 長野県看護大学, 看護学部, 講師 (90790957)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 金子 さゆり 長野県看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (50463774)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: 看護学生 / 倫理的行動 / 看護倫理教育 / 看護倫理 / 基礎教育課程 / 尺度開発

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Nurses face many ethical challenges resulting from the rapid progress and complexity of medical care. Ethical incompetence may prevent nurses from responding to ethical problems, which may result in learning helplessness, burnout, and job separation.
This study was to develop a scale that assesses students’ ethical competence in nursing practices, and to verify the reliability and validity of the scale. We clarified the benchmark of ethical competence of nursing students and related factors, and presented scientific and effective ethical education.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

今回、「看護学生版ケアの倫理的行動尺度」を開発したことで、倫理的行動の認知、判断、実践面が可視化され、看護学生が看護学実習で経験するケアの倫理的行動を自己評価することが可能になった。さらに、看護学生のケアの倫理的行動のベンチマークを示すことによって、看護基礎教育から看護継続教育への継続性のある看護倫理教育を提供できるなど、看護教育学の質の向上に寄与する可能性が示唆された。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Concept Analysis of Ethical Competence of Nursing Students and Nurses (2019)
  • Author(s): Emi Yoshioka, Sayuri Kaneko
  • Journal Title: Open Journal of Nursing Volume: 9(11) Issue: 11 Pages: 1173-1187
  • DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2019.911086
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Development of the Care Ethical Competence Scale for Nursing Students (2019)
  • Author(s): 吉岡詠美, 金子さゆり
  • Journal Title: Journal of Japan Academy of Nursing Science Volume: 39 Issue: 0 Pages: 316-325
  • DOI: 10.5630/jans.39.316
  • NAID: 130007807498
  • ISSN: 0287-5330, 2185-8888
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] The Acquisition of Ethical Competence in Basic Education and the Present State of Ethics Education (2019)
  • Author(s): Emi Yoshioka, Sayuri Kaneko
  • Journal Title: Open Journal of Nursing Volume: 9(7) Issue: 07 Pages: 676-686
  • DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2019.97052
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] The Current Status of Ethical Judgment Capacity and Ethical Training Regarding Continuous Nursing Education (2019)
  • Author(s): 吉岡詠美 金子さゆり
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume: 6 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-5
  • DOI: 10.15344/2394-4978/2019/305
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Presentation] Relationship between nursing students' ethical competence and learning support Provided for nursing practice (2020)
  • Author(s): Emi Yoshioka, Sayuri Kaneko
  • Organizer: The 6th WANS
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 看護学生の倫理的行動の行動基準と倫理的行動との関連要因の検討 (2019)
  • Author(s): 吉岡詠美, 金子さゆり
  • Organizer: 第39回日本看護科学学会学術集会
• [Presentation] 看護学生および看護師の倫理的行動の概念分析 (2018)
  • Author(s): 吉岡詠美 金子さゆり
  • Organizer: 日本看護学教育学会第28回学術集会
• [Presentation] 看護学生および看護師における倫理的行動 (2018)
  • Author(s): 吉岡詠美 金子さゆり
  • Organizer: 日本看護学教育学会
• [Presentation] 基礎教育と継続教育における倫理的判断能力の獲得レベルと倫理教育の現状 (2017)
  • Author(s): 吉岡詠美 金子さゆり
  • Organizer: 日本看護科学学会