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Moral sensitivity and critical thinking disposition of nursing students in K orea
Author(s) -
Ahn SungHee,
Yeom HyeA
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12185
Subject(s) - disposition , critical thinking , nursing , moral reasoning , sample (material) , psychology , medicine , pedagogy , social psychology , chemistry , chromatography
This study aimed to examine the level of moral sensitivity and critical thinking disposition among baccalaureate nursing students in K orea. A convenience sample of 142 undergraduate nursing students was surveyed on moral sensitivity using the K orean version of the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire ( K ‐ MSQ ) and on critical thinking disposition using the Critical Thinking Disposition Questionnaire ( CTDQ ). Data were collected from J une 2009 to J uly 2010. Mean score was 2.83 out of 7 on the K ‐ MSQ (relatively low) and 3.70 out of 5 on the CTDQ (relatively high), indicating the need for nursing educators to continue to develop and incorporate strategies that enhance moral sensitivity into ethics courses in undergraduate nursing programs in K orea. Nursing students who regarded nursing as a lifelong career exhibited stronger critical thinking disposition than did students who considered nursing to be a temporary or premarital job. Moral sensitivity should be further emphasized in nursing ethics courses in undergraduate nursing programs in K orea.