title: An evaluation of unit-based ethics conversations.
abstract: Unit-based ethics conversations (UBECs) provide nurses with an opportunity for meaningful conversation about the ethical issues they face in routine clinical practice. The goal of the program is to increase participants' abilities and confidence in dealing with ethically challenging situations. This article reviews results from a formal evaluation of UBECs at one organization. The results of this evaluation suggest the UBEC program provides a transformational ethics experience for nurses.
authors.affiliation: Charles Warren Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics and Clarian Health, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. lwocial@clarian.org
authors.forename: Lucia D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Wocial
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hancock
authors.forename: Patricia D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Bledsoe
authors.forename: Amy R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Chamness
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Helft
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004993:Ethics, Nursing / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000941:ethics*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D015279:Organizational Culture; D015397:Program Evaluation; D055815:Young Adult