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The Effect of Digital Games on Ethical Sensitivity and Decision Making in Nursing Students
Sponsor: Istanbul Medeniyet University
Summary
The study was planned using a randomised controlled experimental design to determine the effectiveness of digital game-based teaching in the development of ethical sensitivity and ethical decision-making processes among nursing students.
Official title: The Effect of Digital Game-Based Teaching Methods on the Development of Ethical Sensitivity and Ethical Decision-Making Processes in Nursing Students
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 40 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2026-03
Completion Date
2026-06
Last Updated
2025-11-19
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Digital game
Digital Game: The developed digital game aims to enhance medical students' ethical awareness and decision-making skills. The digital game first provides students with reminders about ethical principles. The game covers a four-week process, focusing on a specific ethical principle each week. Each weekly module presents two cases supported by animated visuals written by the researcher, reviewed by experts, and created by the software company. After watching and reading the cases, students answer related questions. The modules and principles covered are as follows: Week 1 (Do No Harm/Beneficence): Cases related to treatment refusal and palliative care compliance. Week 2 (Autonomy/Respect): Cases related to organ donation decisions and chemotherapy refusal. Week 3 (Justice/Equity): Cases related to resource (air mattress) allocation and patient prioritisation. Week 4 (Confidentiality/Privacy): Cases related to HIV diagnosis confidentiality and psychiatric service confidentiality.
In-class group work
Face-to-face case analysis will be conducted over 4 weeks. These sessions are scheduled outside the course programme, once a week for 40 minutes. A total of 4 cases, each relating to an ethical principle, will be given to students in printed form at the beginning of each session, and they will be asked to analyse them simultaneously. Before the exercises, students will be explained how to analyse the cases.