J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ.  2017 Nov;23(4):389-397. 10.5977/jkasne.2017.23.4.389.

Affecting Factors of the Awareness of Biomedical Ethics in Nursing Students

• Chong YR
• Lee YH

• KMID: 2401413
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2017.23.4.389

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.

Keyword

Bioethics; Death; Nursing students; Tissue and organ procurement; Organ transplantation

MeSH Terms

Bioethics*
Brain Death
Education
Humans
Nursing*
Organ Transplantation
Statistics as Topic
Students, Nursing*
Tissue and Organ Procurement
Transplants