Comparing the effects of movie-based versus case-based methods among bachelor nursing students: A quasi-experimental study

Abstract

Background: It is challenging for educators to select and apply the most effective educational strategies in teaching ethics to undergraduate nursing students. Aim: The study aimed to compare the effect of movies-based and case-based methods, on moral sensitivity and moral courage of nursing students. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study conducted on 79 nursing students that divided into case- based and Movie-based groups. Data were collected using the standardized Persian versions of Lutzen's moral sensitivity and Sekerka moral courage questionnaires and analysed using SPSS version 16. Results: The case-based and movie-based methods were significantly different only in promoting some sub- scales of moral sensitivity and moral courage (p < .05). However, no statistically significant difference was seen in improving the total score of moral sensitivity and courage (p > .05). Conclusions: The case-based method may lead to the improvement of the application aspects of moral sensitivity, and the movie-based method, by engagement of emotions and visual, auditory senses, can improve some aspects of moral courage attitude. Therefore, the simultaneous use of these two methods in teaching ethics to nursing students is recommended. (c) 2024 Organization for Associate Degree Nursing. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.