The Relationship between the Degree of the Forensic Nursing Capacity, Ethical Dilemma and Ethical Decision-Making Confidence Perceived by Nurses: For Small and Medium Hospital Nurses

Abstract

This research was attempted to provide basic data for developing forensic nursing education programs by confirming the degree of the forensic nursing capacity, ethical dilemma and ethical decision-making confidence recognized by nurses at small and medium hospitals.Data collection was conducted from April 30 to May 10, 2020 for 120 nurses in small and medium hospitals. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS 20.0 program.As a result, the low age and forensic nursing capacity of nurses showed the influence on the ethical decision-making confidence, and the explanation power for the ethical decision-making confidence was 32.4%. It is thought that it is necessary to arrange the measures and develop educational programs to improve the capacity, including the forensic nursing knowledge for new nurses.