Action research on the development of educational and support programs to promote ethical behavior among nurses.

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K12093
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: Showa University
• Principal Investigator: Fukumiya Tomoko 昭和大学, 保健医療学部, 講師 (00644593)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 八尋 道子 佐久大学, 看護学部, 教授 (10326100) ; 前田 樹海 東京有明医療大学, 看護学部, 教授 (80291574)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 臨床倫理 / 倫理的行動 / 倫理教育 / 看護倫理

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to develop an educational and support program focusing on nurses' "behavior" regarding ethical issues in clinical practice. The study clarified the actual state of ethical behavior and moral sensitivity of clinical nurses and the actual state of learning experiences regarding clinical ethics among new nurses. Then, subject-specific education and support programs were developed and evaluated. As a result, we identified effective educational programs linked to on-the-job training and specific approaches to enhance ethical behavior.

Free Research Field

臨床倫理

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

臨床における倫理的問題の解決が促進され患者アウトカムを高めていくには、日常的な倫理的問題に気づき、それを抱え込まず、諦めず、患者を主語にした合意形成を目指す倫理的行動が基軸となる。倫理的感受性を高める知見は蓄積されてきているが、倫理的行動力を高めるための知見はほとんど見当たらない。本研究では実際に倫理的な行動を起こすことにつながる教育や実践支援に関する知見を提示することができた。