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Brave spaces in nursing ethics education: Courage through pedagogy

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Ford, Natalie Jean, Gomes, Larissa Marie, Brown, Stephen BRE·2024·Nursing Ethics
DOI 10.1177/09697330231183075PMC PMC10898193
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Background: Nursing students must graduate prepared to bravely enact the art and science of nursing in environments infiltrated with ethical challenges. Given the necessity and moral obligation of nurses to engage in discourse within nursing ethics, nursing students must be provided a moral supportive learning space for these opportunities. Situating conversations and pedagogy within a brave space may offer a framework to engage in civil discourse while fostering moral courage for learners. Research Objective: The aim of this research is to explore the influence of a structured self-assessment tool called the ESA “Engagement Self-Assessment” on the alignment and creation of a brave space in a nursing ethics course. Research Design: This study used an exploratory, cross-sectional survey design. Participants and Study Setting: Data from 39 undergraduate nursing students enrolled in a nursing healthcare ethics & law course using the ESA were recruited. Ethical Considerations: Participation was voluntary and informed without coercion. Written consent was obtained prior to participation. Research ethics approval was obtained by the Institutional Research Ethics Board of the recruited participants (Ethics # 2022-23-03). Findings: The ESA provided structured self-reflection on the impact of shared vulnerability within a brave space. However, commitment to a brave space was not strongly influenced by the ESA, but rather by a mutual “commitment to others.” Conclusion: A teaching tool such as an ESA can be used to facilitate instructor expectations of civil discourse and discussion of difficult topics. Rules of engagement such as those found in brave spaces can help transform fear of vulnerability into authentic growth for learners. A morally supportive learning space can support critical opportunities for ethical development. This study provides insight into how self-assessment and the use of a brave space in nursing ethics education can facilitate a morally supportive learning space.

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Authors
Ford, N. J., Gomes, L. M., & Brown, S. B.
Affiliations
Red Deer Polytechnic (CA)
Corresponding author
Ford, Natalie Jean
ORCID
Ford, Natalie Jean
Venue
Nursing Ethics
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2023-07-26
Volume
31
Issue
1
Pages
101-113
ISSN
  • 0969-7330 (ISSN-L)
  • 1477-0989
DOI
10.1177/09697330231183075
PMC
PMC10898193
OpenAlex
W4385263817
Cited by
15
References
24
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 3
FWCI
5.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Nursing Ethics (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Red Deer Polytechnic Extended Funding Grant (N/A)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Ethics in medical practice
  • Social Sciences › Education › Innovations in Medical Education
  • Social Sciences › Education › Values and Moral Education
Keywords
brave spaces, nursing ethics education, moral courage, self-assessment, moral support, civil discourse, vulnerability, ethical development, nursing students
MeSH terms
Cross-Sectional Studies, Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate, Ethics, Nursing, Humans, Students, Nursing, Ethics, Research, Courage

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