Moral Sensitivity in Nurses Providing Care to Psychiatric Patients: A cross-sectional study

Duran, Songül; Kargin, Maral; Çelebi, Evrim

doi:10.5505/ktd.2018.93584

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“…For example, while the ethical sensitivity of nurses was low in a study conducted in Brazil, studies conducted in Iran and Türkiye revealed that nurses had high ethical sensitivity. 14,[22][23][24] In other studies conducted with nurses, it was shown that the ethical sensitivities of nurses were moderate similar to our results. 13,14,[25][26][27][28] Differences in ethical sensitivity levels in current studies may be due to the tool used for evaluation, geographical region, and cultural differences because it is claimed that cultural values play a crucial role in the development of ethical sensitivity among health care providers.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…The results of the studies supporting or not supporting our findings were reached. 15,22,23,26,28,32,33 The ethics education status of the midwives participating in our study caused significant differences in ethical sensitivity sub-dimensions. Interestingly, it was determined that the ethical sensitivities of the midwives who did not receive ethics education in terms of benefiting and implementation were higher than those who received ethics education.…”

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confidence: 91%

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Ethical Sensitivity of Midwifes Working in the Delivery Room: A Cross-Sectional Study

ŞAHİNER¹,

ER²,

BABADAĞLI³

et al. 2023

Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Ethics

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ABS TRACTThe fact that midwifery interventions which take place mainly in confidential and private areas such as reproductive health, pregnancy and birth requires midwives to have high ethical sensitivity. In this study, it was aimed to determine the ethical sensitivities of midwives working in the delivery room and the factors associated with their ethical sensitivities. In this descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in 8 public hospitals in Kocaeli. The study participants consisted of 80 midwives working in the delivery room in these hospitals. The data were collected an anonymous self-administered questionnaire which included Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire (ESQ). Descriptive statistics, Student t and Mann-Whitney U tests were used in the evaluation of the data, and p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Seventy midwives (87.5%) participated in the study. 42.9% of the midwives were in the 25-34 age range, 28.6% had 21 years or more professional experience, and 77.1% received vocational ethics education. The ethical sensitivity of the midwives with a mean score of 3.05 on the Ethical Sensitivity Scale was moderate. In this study, it was concluded that the ethical sensitivity of the midwives working in the delivery room is insufficient and that the existing ethical education programs has not developed ethical sensitivity. Midwives with high ethical sensitivity can ensure that women and newborns receive qualified care. Therefore, the ethical sensitivities of midwives should be developed through education programs that emphasize how to deal with ethical issues that may cause moral distress.

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confidence: 88%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 91%

Ethical Sensitivity of Midwifes Working in the Delivery Room: A Cross-Sectional Study

ŞAHİNER¹,

ER²,

BABADAĞLI³

et al. 2023

Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Ethics

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“…Results of this study have shown that the participants had higher than intermediate MS scores. Our findings are consistent with the results reported from other studies that have investigated MS in nurses (Basar & Cilingir, 2019;Borhani et al, 2017;Evrim, 2018; Kahriman İlknur (2017); Yeşilçinar et al, 2020). In the current study, it was found that the participants had the lowest MS in the "conflict" subdimension.…”

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Moral distress and moral sensitivity in clinical nurses

Kovanci,

Atli Özbaş

2023

Research in Nursing & Health

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Health care providers are expected to have a certain moral sensitivity (MS) to make an ethical assessment. Moral distress (MD) is a common phenomenon in nursing. It can negatively affect nurses physically, psychologically, socially, and spiritually. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between MD and MS among nurses using a cross‐sectional descriptive design. The study was conducted in two stages. The first stage was a methodological study that analyzed validity and reliability of the Measure of MD—Healthcare Professionals. The second stage was a descriptive‐ predictive analysis that investigated the relationship between MD and MS. The MD intensity and frequency scores of the participants were high and moderately high, respectively. There was no direct effect on the total score and frequency of MS and MD. However, a direct and significant negative effect of MS was seen on the intensity of MD. Based on the results of this study, MS should be considered as a measure in studies aimed at understanding MD among clinical nurses. Empowerment programs should be established to increase the awareness of health workers about ethical and moral situations and to support them to cope with the problems they experience in these areas.

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“…Ethical sensitivity is the professional aspect of moral sensitivity. 7 Moral sensitivity, on the other hand, is the ability to detect an ethical problem and to understand the ethical consequences of a decision made on behalf of the patient. 8 A high ethical sensitivity contributes to vocational professionalism as well as it directly affects the quality of the nursing care, which will be provided for the patients.…”

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confidence: 99%

Perception of care quality and ethical sensitivity in surgical nurses

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Background: It is stated that high ethical sensitivity positively affects the quality of nursing care. However, the relationship between nursing care quality and ethical sensitivity has not been clearly demonstrated in researches. Aim: This study was carried out to determine the relationship between surgical nurses’ care behaviors and their ethical sensitivity. Method: The sample of this cross-sectional, descriptive-correlational study consists of 308 nurses who worked at the surgical departments in four Turkish hospitals. The data were collected using the “Nurse Description Form” developed by the researcher, “Caring Behaviours Inventory-24” and “Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire.” Data were evaluated by the Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal Wallis one-way analysis of variance and Spearman correlation analysis. Ethical considerations: The study was approved by the ethics committee. Verbal and written consent was received from the nurses. Results: It was found in the study that nurses’ Caring Behaviours Inventory-24 total score median was 5.25 (4.83–5.58), nurses’ perception level of caring quality was high, median of Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire total score was 89.00 (75.00–101.00) and nurses’ ethical sensitivity was moderate. A negative significant relation was found between nurses’ Caring Behaviours Inventory-24 total score and Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire total score (r = -0.162; p = 0.009). A negative relation was also detected between nurses’ working period at the current clinic and providing benefit (r = -0.147; p = 0.012), holistic approach (r = -0.139; p = 0.018) and orientation (r = -0.175; p = 0.003) scores of Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire sub-scales. Conclusion: Nurses’ perception levels of caring quality were high and their ethical sensitivity levels were moderate. It was found out that nurses’ ethical sensitivity increased together with their perception of caring quality, and as their working period at the current clinic increased, the ethical sensitivity also increased in terms of the sub-scales of providing benefit, holistic approach, and orientation. The factors that adversely affect the quality of nursing care and ethical sensitivity should be examined and attempts should be made to improve the working environment.

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Moral Sensitivity in Nurses Providing Care to Psychiatric Patients: A cross-sectional study

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Ethical Sensitivity of Midwifes Working in the Delivery Room: A Cross-Sectional Study

Ethical Sensitivity of Midwifes Working in the Delivery Room: A Cross-Sectional Study

Moral distress and moral sensitivity in clinical nurses

Perception of care quality and ethical sensitivity in surgical nurses

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