Determining the Moral Sensitivities of Intensive Care Nurses

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Kavurmacı M., Tan M.

CRITICAL CARE NURSING QUARTERLY, cilt.42, ss.278-284, 2019 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/cnq.0000000000000270
  • Dergi Adı: CRITICAL CARE NURSING QUARTERLY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.278-284
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: ethical dilemmas, intensive care, moral sensitivity, nursing, ETHICAL-ISSUES, NURSING ETHICS, DECISIONS, DISTRESS
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This article reports results from a descriptive study involving nurses working in intensive care units of hospitals in the province of Erzurum, eastern Turkey. A total of 110 nurses agreed to participate in the study. The Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire and a personal information form, which was developed by researchers in accordance with the relevant literature, were used for data collection. The results indicated that intensive care nurses face frequent ethical problem and that moral sensitivity is required to assist in coping with the issues. Researchers report that nurses who were highly satisfied with their work possessed a heightened sensitivity about ethical issues when compared with those who were dissatisfied with their profession. Key words: ethical dilemmas, intensive care, moral sensitivity, nursing