An Analysis of Interventions Related to Professional Ethics In Nursing Students: A Review Study

Considering the role of ethics in the field of nursing, performing interventions related to professional ethics from the student period is an undeniable necessity and has a significant role in improving the quality of patientschr('39') medical services. The aim of this study was to review the interventions related to professional ethics in nursing students.

This narrative review study was conducted to search interventional articles without time limit in Pub Med, Ovid, IranMedex, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Elsevier and Science Direct databases with Persian and English keywords such as ethical codes, nursing students and nursing ethics. After searching from 1980 to 2020, 34 articles were found, of which15 articles were selected based on inclusion criteria. These studies were analyzed in 5 steps based on a review framework of Sidani & Braden’s articles.

The content of the interventions was done in 3 areas: "Ethics in general", "Identification of ethical problems" and "Ethical empowerment". In all studies, standard tools such as the Ethical Environment Scale, Corley’s Moral Distress Scale and Ethical Sensitivity Scale were used to collect information. According to the results of the studies, educational interventions lead to improve studentschr('39') knowledge, attitudes and practices related to ethical codes as well as improve outcomes related to the patient and organization.

The findings showed that the interventions related to professional ethics lead to the implementation of ethical codes for nursing students in the clinical setting. Therefore, administrators and professors of nursing schools can improve the knowledge, attitude and practice of nursing students by holding training workshops for students.