The Impact of Virtual Teaching of Ethical Principles in the Narrative Way  on the Moral Intelligence of Nursing Students

Khadijeh  Nasiriani; Najme Zamani; Ahdie Bahri; Seyedeh Elham Fazljoo

doi:10.18502/ijme.v16i18.15954

Khadijeh Nasiriani Department of Nursing, Research Center for Nursing and Midwifery Care, Non-communicable Diseases Research Institute, Department of Nursingو Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Najme Zamani MSc student in medical surgical nursing, Nursing and Midwifery school, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Ahdie Bahri Msc student in critical care nursing, Nursing and Midwifery school, Shahid Sadoughi University of medical science in Yazd, Iran.
Seyedeh Elham Fazljoo Department of Nursing, Research Center for Nursing and Midwifery Care, Non-communicable Diseases Research Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijme.v16i18.15954

Keywords: Ethical intelligence, Nursing students, Ethical principles, Narrative, Virtual education.

Abstract

Considering the importance of learning ethical intelligence in nursing students as the future builders of this field and the valuable role that teaching ethical principles in the narrative way, as well as considering the practicality of virtual education in all disciplines, especially medical sciences, the study aimed at determining the effectiveness of virtual teaching of ethical principles in the narrative way on the moral intelligence of nursing students. the present study was of a semi-experimental type, with 40 nursing students entering the study in the available method. Before the intervention, immediately, after and two months after the intervention, participants completed the Lennick and Kiel's moral intelligence scale. Virtual training was held in 16 training sessions. The data was analyzed with the SPSS version 18 software. The Findings showed the present study involved 40 nursing students with an age range of 18-23 years. Comparison of the average overall score of moral intelligence before intervention (155/45±17/81) immediately after intervention (161/50±17/89) and two months after intervention (162/97±15/41) indicates an increase in this score during the study, which was statistically significant(P=0/02).the present study showed that the average overall score of moral intelligence in students increased immediately after and two months after the intervention, and differed from before the intervention, which is statistically significant. Studies show that optimal moral intelligence can portray a good perspective on people's success and progress. Therefore, it is necessary for university administrators to pay special attention to ethical education with new methods, along with clinical education.