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Heidari S, Farhadi S, Haji Esmaeili M. IMPACT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS CONCEPTS VIA MOBILE PHONE ON MORAL SENSITIVITY OF NURSES EMPLOYED AT IMAM KHOMEINI HOSPITAL IN URMIA: A SEMI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2024; 22 (1) :27-37
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1- PhD, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University Branch of Urmia, Urmia, Iran
2- MSc, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University Branch of Urmia, Urmia, Iran (Corresponding Author) , shadi.farhadi.g@gmail.com
2- MSc, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University Branch of Urmia, Urmia, Iran (Corresponding Author) , shadi.farhadi.g@gmail.com
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Background & Aim: Nurses, the largest group of healthcare providers, play a crucial role in adhering to ethical issues and making sound decisions in nursing. To effectively address ethical matters, nurses must first possess sufficient sensitivity toward ethical issues. One influential factor in this regard is enhancing nurses' familiarity with ethical concepts. Hence, the present study aimed to determine the impact of distance education on professional ethical concepts using mobile phones on the ethical sensitivity of nurses working at Imam Khomeini Hospital in Urmia.
Materials & Methods: This study was semi-experimental research conducted on nurses employed at Imam Khomeini Hospital in Urmia. Nurses meeting the inclusion criteria were selected through convenience sampling, and the samples were randomly divided into two control and intervention groups. In total, 76 participants were included in the study, with 38 nurses in each group. Prior to the intervention, a pre-test using the Lutzen Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire was conducted on both groups. In the mobile phone group, participants had phone calls, and educational messages related to ethical codes were sent twice a day for four weeks. No specific training was provided to the control group, and they only received the hospital's regular training program. After the intervention, both groups completed the questionnaire again. The data were analyzed in SPSS 21 software, using paired t-tests and independent t-tests.
Results: The paired t-test results indicated a statistically significant difference in the mean scores of ethical sensitivity in the mobile phone group before and after the intervention (p<0.001). However, in the control group, no statistically significant difference was observed in the mean scores of ethical sensitivity (p=0.678). Additionally, the independent t-test results showed no statistically significant difference in the mean scores of ethical sensitivity between the two groups before the intervention (p=0.519). Nevertheless, after the intervention, a significant statistical difference was observed between the two groups (p<0.001).
Conclusions: Improving ethical sensitivity is one of the essential goals of nursing education. Achieving this goal requires an innovative educational approach. According to the results of the study, the use of distance education via mobile phones in nursing training can improve nurses' ethical sensitivity.
Materials & Methods: This study was semi-experimental research conducted on nurses employed at Imam Khomeini Hospital in Urmia. Nurses meeting the inclusion criteria were selected through convenience sampling, and the samples were randomly divided into two control and intervention groups. In total, 76 participants were included in the study, with 38 nurses in each group. Prior to the intervention, a pre-test using the Lutzen Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire was conducted on both groups. In the mobile phone group, participants had phone calls, and educational messages related to ethical codes were sent twice a day for four weeks. No specific training was provided to the control group, and they only received the hospital's regular training program. After the intervention, both groups completed the questionnaire again. The data were analyzed in SPSS 21 software, using paired t-tests and independent t-tests.
Results: The paired t-test results indicated a statistically significant difference in the mean scores of ethical sensitivity in the mobile phone group before and after the intervention (p<0.001). However, in the control group, no statistically significant difference was observed in the mean scores of ethical sensitivity (p=0.678). Additionally, the independent t-test results showed no statistically significant difference in the mean scores of ethical sensitivity between the two groups before the intervention (p=0.519). Nevertheless, after the intervention, a significant statistical difference was observed between the two groups (p<0.001).
Conclusions: Improving ethical sensitivity is one of the essential goals of nursing education. Achieving this goal requires an innovative educational approach. According to the results of the study, the use of distance education via mobile phones in nursing training can improve nurses' ethical sensitivity.
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