Table 3 Ethical problems regarding nursing faculty and clinical instructors encountered by student nurses (n = 198, multiple answers)
From: Consulted ethical problems of clinical nursing practice: perspective of faculty members in Japan
| Â | Consultations regarding nursing faculty | Consultations regarding clinical instructors | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethical problems | Number of respondents | % | Number of respondents | % |
Inconsistent instructions among the nursing faculty members | 110 | 56 | 85 | 43 |
Overly emotional speech/behavior and attitude | 78 | 38 | 104 | 53 |
Inconsistent instructions among the nursing faculty and nursing staff | 72 | 36 | - | - |
Negative feedback in public | 63 | 32 | 70 | 35 |
Instructions differing from those provided to other student nurses | 58 | 29 | 39 | 20 |
Forced to perform training record-related tasks to the point of being unable to sleep | 52 | 26 | - | - |
Unfair clinical practice evaluation | 36 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
Remarks regarding obtaining course unit | 31 | 16 | 6 | 3 |
Lack of consideration of the relationships among student nurses | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Sharing the personal information of student nurses with others without intimating the students in question | 11 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
Adequate rest not provided | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
No consultation with the nursing faculty (or clinical nurse educator) | 21 | 11 | 27 | 14 |