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Progress in the Moral Reasoning of Baccalaureate Nursing Students Between Program Entry and Exit

DUCKETT, LAURA, ROWAN, MARY, RYDEN, MURIEL, KRICHBAUM, KATHLEEN, MILLER, MARILEE, WAINWRIGHT, HEATHER, SAVIK, KAY·1997·Nursing Research
DOI 10.1097/00006199-199707000-00007
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Changes in moral reasoning between entry into and exit from a baccalaureate nursing program and the relationship between student characteristics and moral reasoning at entry and exit were explored in this descriptive study. The moral reasoning of four cohorts of students was measured using the Defining Issues Test (DIT). Admission grade point average, prior college credits, and gender accounted for 10% of the variance in DIT P% scores at entry and 14% of the variance at exit from the program. Female students had significantly higher moral reasoning scores than men. Age did not contribute significantly to explaining DIT score variance. DIT P% scores at entry for all four cohorts were within the range of reported norms for college students. Exit scores for all four cohorts were between the normative means for undergraduate students and graduate students. DIT P% score gains between entry and exit were significant for all four cohorts. Students whose entry scores were in the lowest categories had the greatest mean gains.

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Authors
DUCKETT, L., ROWAN, M., RYDEN, M., KRICHBAUM, K., MILLER, M., WAINWRIGHT, H., & SAVIK, K.
Affiliations
University of Minnesota (US)
ORCID
DUCKETT, LAURA
Venue
Nursing Research
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
1997-07
Volume
46
Issue
4
Pages
222-229
ISSN
0029-6562 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1097/00006199-199707000-00007
OpenAlex
W2014289253
Cited by
71
References
15
Citations by year
2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 5 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 5
FWCI
9.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nursing Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Values and Moral Education
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Ethics in medical practice
Keywords
moral reasoning, baccalaureate nursing students, nursing education, Defining Issues Test, gender differences, grade point average, moral development, student characteristics
MeSH terms
Adult, Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate, Ethics, Nursing, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Minnesota, Morals, Regression Analysis, School Admission Criteria, Sex Factors, Students, Nursing

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