J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2014 Dec;20(5):567-575. 10.11111/jkana.2014.20.5.567.

Effects of a Blended Learning Program on Ethical Values in Undergraduate Nursing Students

• Kim SD

• KMID: 2321271
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2014.20.5.567

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was performed to investigate the effects of a blended learning program on ethical values in undergraduate nursing students.
METHODS
This study was a one group pretest-posttest design. Seventy-one undergraduate nursing students who were taking a nursing ethics course at K University in S city were conveniently selected. The blended learning program was undertaken for 120 minutes one day weekly for 15 weeks. It consisted of case-based learning through an online method combined with problem-based learning offline. Scores for ethical value were measured using the ethical values scale.
RESULTS
The ethical values score increased significantly in the students after the blended learning (p=.004). Of the subgroup of ethical values human-life, relationship with collaborator, and nursing job scores increased significantly in students after the blended learning, respectively (p=.034; p<.001; p<.001), the score for area as relationship with nursing clients decreased significantly in the students after the blended learning (p<.001).
CONCLUSION
The blended learning program was identified as an educational program which induces a positive effect on the development of ethical values in undergraduate nursing students, and in future it can be utilized in nursing ethics education.

Keyword

Blended learning; Ethical values; Undergraduate nursing student

MeSH Terms

Education
Ethics, Nursing
Humans
Learning*
Nursing
Problem-Based Learning
Students, Nursing*

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  Figure 1 Blended learning program process.

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