Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT06258395 |
| Other study ID # |
Aysun Acun 3 |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Completed |
| Phase |
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
February 5, 2024 |
| Est. completion date |
April 30, 2024 |
Study information
| Verified date |
February 2024 |
| Source |
Bilecik Seyh Edebali Universitesi |
| Contact |
n/a |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Observational [Patient Registry]
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Clinical Trial Summary
Moral Distress (MD), also known as moral distress, was first defined by Jameton in 1984 as
"the distress experienced by a person in situations where it is almost impossible to follow
the correct course of action due to institutional constraints, despite knowing the correct
action to take." Like all health professionals, nursing students can observe conflicts,
ethical dilemmas, ethical and moral problems at the individual, clinical and managerial
levels during clinical practice, and can even be directly involved in these problems. This
study aimed to investigate the effect of MD on attitudes towards clinical practices in
nursing students who have started to provide clinical experience. The study will be conducted
with 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students studying in the nursing department of a university.
Description:
Competence in the nursing profession is of great importance in quality care practices, nurse
leadership in teamwork, academic and clinical performance, both in terms of professionalism
and the quality of life of patients. Competence in the profession is possible through
clinical practices that allow gaining bedside experience after evidence-based theoretical
knowledge. While clinical practices are of great importance for students to gain professional
knowledge and skills, they also appear as a cause of stress. Care of the sick individual, not
being able to find an adequate guide, lack of a role model, negative relationships with
healthcare professionals in the clinic, clinical conditions being inadequate for
students' knowledge and skills for practice, fear of making mistakes and failure
in students, ethical dilemmas they witness in clinical practices and negative emotions as a
result of ethical dilemmas. Many situations such as this increase stress in students. Adding
moral distress to students' existing stress sources reduces clinical motivation.
In this context, determining nursing students; attitudes towards clinical practices has an
important place in improving students; motivation and perceptions of their professional
lives. It is impossible to eliminate MD in the nursing profession, which focuses on people
and touches people;s quality of life. In this case, it is of great importance to understand
MD both in professional life and in nursing education, to agree on precautions and to ensure
that students are strengthened in terms of MD. It will also affect the attitudes of students
who are successful in MD management towards clinical practices at the desired level, and this
will strengthen the quality of life of the individual and the society. This study aimed to
investigate the effect of MD on attitudes towards clinical practices in nursing students who
have started to provide clinical experience. It is anticipated that the results of this
research will contribute to the literature and faculty members who take an active role in
nursing education.
