Affecting Factors of the Awareness of Biomedical Ethics in Nursing Students.
10.5977/jkasne.2017.23.4.389
- Author:
Yu Ri CHONG
1
;
Young Hee LEE
Author Information
1. Organ Procurement Coordinator, Korea Organ Donation Agency, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Bioethics;
Death;
Nursing students;
Tissue and organ procurement;
Organ transplantation
- MeSH:
Bioethics*;
Brain Death;
Education;
Humans;
Nursing*;
Organ Transplantation;
Statistics as Topic;
Students, Nursing*;
Tissue and Organ Procurement;
Transplants
- From:Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
2017;23(4):389-397
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to examine awareness of biomedical ethics, and to identify affecting factors of the awareness of biomedical ethics in nursing students. METHODS: The subjects consisted of 266 nursing students their third and fourth years of study. The data were collected from October to December, 2015 by self-report using questionnaires. Data analysis was performed using SPSS/WIN 18.0, descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis. RESULTS: The mean score of the awareness of biomedical ethics was 2.81±0.22, perception of death was 3.15±0.36, and knowledge of brain death, organ donation, and organ transplant was 12.12±3.02. The prediction factors of awareness of biomedical ethics were gender (β=.29, p<.001), participation in religious activity (β=.23, p=.015), and perception of death (β=.20, p=.016). The explanation power was 17.1%. CONCLUSION: These results showed that education about biomedical ethics is necessary for nursing students, and the development of biomedical ethics educational programs should reflect affecting factors.
