Novel perspectives and more diverse methodological approaches paying attentions to issues affecting generalizability of the findings could expand our knowledge in this area.

AimThe aim of this study was to examine the extent and nature of the available research literature on healthcare professionals’ ethical competence and to summarize the research findings in this field.DesignA scoping review guided by Arksey and O'Malleys methodological framework was conducted.MethodsSix databases including Pubmed/Medline, CINAHL, Web of Science Core Collection, PsycInfo, Philosophers’ Index, and Scopus were searched systematically. Of 1,476 nonduplicate citations, 17 matched the inclusion criteria.ResultsFindings revealed that healthcare professionals’ ethical competence is a limited but topical research area. The focus areas of the studies were conceptualization, measuring, and realization of the ethical competence. The studies provided varying definitions and constructions for ethical competence and a few instruments to measure ethical competence were identified. Research in this area seems to be in a transition phase from theorization to empirical measurement. Methodologically, the research was rather heterogeneous and mainly focused on nurses.

Aims The aim of the study was two‐fold: (1) to test the psychometric properties of the Person‐Centered care Climate Questionnaire‐Patient‐Finnish version (PCQ‐P‐Fin), and (2) to examine the associations between older patients’ perceptions of the PCC climate and their perceptions of individuality in care delivered within acute care settings for older people. Design An exploratory, correlational, cross‐sectional survey design. Methods The study was conducted within acute care settings for older people with heart failure (n = 111, response rate 54%). Data were collected with self‐completed questionnaires, the Person‐Centered care Climate Questionnaire‐Patient version (PCQ‐P‐Fin) and the Individualized Care Scale‐Patient (ICS‐Patient‐B), between 6/2016 and 5/2017. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficients, exploratory factor analysis and a Rasch analysis. Results The PCQ‐P‐Fin showed satisfactory structural, construct and concurrent validity and high reliability. The ICS‐B‐Patient and the PCQ‐P‐Fin correlated strongly positive suggesting an association between the perceptions of individuality in care and the care climate. Conclusion The PCQ‐P‐Fin is a useful, reliable and valid tool. Characteristics of the care environment, especially the climate and the extent to which this is perceived to be person‐centred, may be used to enhance perceptions of individualised care.

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