Educational programmes improving nurses' ethical competence: A scoping review

Farzaneh Mohamadnezhad, Mahin Gheibizadeh, Neda Sayadi, Alireza Irajpour, Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki, Morteza Nasiri, Student Research Committee, Medical Surgical Nursing Dept, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Nursing Care Research Center in Chronic Diseases, Community Health Nursing Dept, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Nursing Care Research Center in Chronic Diseases, Medical Surgical Nursing Dept, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Critical Care Nursing Dept, School of Nursing , Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Monash Bioethics Centre, Monash University, Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Operating Room Dept, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Nursing Ethics: An International Journal for Health Care Professionals

Published online on May 12, 2026

Abstract

Nursing Ethics, Ahead of Print.
Enhancing ethical competence in nursing has become a crucial educational focus due to growing ethical challenges in clinical settings. However, systematic knowledge about the design and impact of relevant educational programs remains limited. This scoping ...