NCT06254222

Ethical Crossroads in Nursing Education

Ethical Crossroads in Nursing Education: Mapping the Terrain of Ethical Sensitivity and Professional Identity Among Nursing Students

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 224 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Mansoura University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

In conclusion, understanding the variables influencing ethical decision-making among nursing students is crucial for developing interventions to minimize moral distress and promoting their ability to cope with ethical issues and dilemmas. While acknowledging the existence of ethical challenges, it is noteworthy that there is a dearth of studies investigating the intricate relationship between ethical sensitivity and the development of professional identity among nursing students. This research aims to fill this gap, advancing our understanding and providing valuable insights for shaping effective educational practices. In this improvement, the research problem is clearly stated: the need to explore the relationship between ethical sensitivity and professional identity among nursing students, with a call for further research to bridge the existing gap. In light of the identified research gap regarding the correlation between ethical sensitivity and the development of professional identity among nursing students, this study seeks to answer the following question: How does ethical sensitivity influence the formation of professional identity in nursing students within the context of contemporary healthcare environments, characterized by evolving technology and complex health systems?

Conditions

• Ethics, Narrative
• Professional Identity Formation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	No intervention	No intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-01
• Primary completion: 2024-04-10
• Completion: 2024-06-01
• First posted: 2024-02-12
• Last updated: 2024-02-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt