Table 2.

Nursing student’s responses to section A of NDT (n=140)

Dilemmas		‘What should nurse do?’	N	%
Newborn with anomalies	Should resuscitate the newborn		58	41.4
	Cannot decide		27	19.3
	Should not resuscitate the newborn		55	39.3
Forcing medication	Should forcefully give the medication		86	61.4
	Cannot decide		13	9.3
	Should not forcefully give the medication		41	29.3
Adults’ request to die	Should provide assistance for artificial respiration		121	86.4
	Cannot decide		13	9.3
	Should not provide assistance for artificial respiration		6	4.3
New nurse’s orientation	Should allocate time for orientation of the nurse		37	26.4
	Cannot decide		28	20.0
	Should not allocate time for orientation of the nurse		75	53.6
Medication error	Should report the medication error now		127	90.7
	Cannot decide		10	7.1
	Should not report the medication error now		3	2.1
Terminally-ill adults	Should answer the patient’s questions		37	26.4
	Cannot decide		22	15.7
	Should not answer the patient’s questions		81	57.9