Table 2.

Skill level and importance of each action or activity in the ethical assessment framework (N = 134).

Action or activity	Perceived skill level		Perceived importance level
	$\overline{x}$a	SD	$\overline{x}$b	SD
Gathering relevant medical facts	3.59	0.62	3.221	0.624
Gathering contextual data	3.69	0.50	3.318	0.597
Identify a concern or issue that may be an ethical problem	3.59	0.63	3.160	0.614
Using interdisciplinary resources	3.51	0.57	2.952	0.705
Determining if the problem is an ethical dilemma	3.51	0.64	2.808	0.759
Gathering relevant facts on institutional policies	3.49	0.68	3.128	0.633
Acting on action selected	3.46	0.66	2.940	0.715
Proposing actions and options	3.34	0.65	2.841	0.770
Clarifying values, rights and duties	3.61	0.56	3.076	0.695
Applying guidelines from relevant codes of ethics	3.40	0.65	2.872	0.763
Prioritizing actions identified	3.38	0.81	2.684	0.820
Selecting an ethically justified action	3.48	0.62	2.924	0.778
Evaluating actions or options taken	3.51	0.64	2.902	0.780
Gathering relevant facts about state and federal laws	3.52	0.66	3.008	0.786
Applying methods of ethical justification to each action proposed	3.38	0.76	2.720	0.794

^a1 (not skilled) to 4 (very skilled).

^b1 (not important) to 4 (very important).