Moral issues in mentoring sessions.
This article describes the results of research that investigated whether student nurses identified the moral aspects of everyday nursing care situations and, if so, how they dealt with them. We intended to elucidate the role of mentoring situations in moral development. Student written documents reflecting discussions during mentoring situations were analysed quantitatively and qualitatively. The students studied in one of the three nursing schools involved in the research. In only a small proportion of cases (<13%) did the students identify the ethical questions in those situations. The results indicate that the nursing students rarely identified moral issues, implying that there was little conscious moral reflection and deliberation in their mentoring situations dealing with their problematic experiences during their internship. Additional competences will be required for session leaders in order to allow mentoring situations to play a more prominent role in moral development.
Hunink
Gert
G
Christelijke Hogeschool, Ede, The Netherlands.
van Leeuwen
René
R
Jansen
Michel
M
Jochemsen
Henk
H
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration; D004989:Ethics; D004993:Ethics, Nursing / Q000193:education*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology; D035863:Moral Development; D009014:Morals; D009426:Netherlands; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013850:Thinking