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Moral courage of nurses and related factors
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Abbas Ebadi    , Afsaneh Sadooghiasl * , Soroor Parvizy |
| Nursing department, faculty of medical sciences, tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran , a.sadooghi@modares.ac.ir |
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Abstract: (3067 Views) |
Introduction: Nursing is a caring profession and nurses need moral courage to provide safe and professional care to clients.
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the moral courage of nurses and related factors.
Methods: This descriptive analytical study was conducted among nurses working in the educational hospitals in Tehran in 2016. A sample of 360 nurses was selected by quotas and convenience sampling. Data were collected by self-report method using demographic questionnaire and moral courage questionnaire of nurses. Data analysis was done using SPSS Ver.16 software and descriptive and analytical statistics at a significance level of p <0.05.
Results: Most of the nurses (76 %) have high moral courage (412.42 ±42.65). the score of dimensions was as follows: Moral self-actualization(230.85±30.74) , risk-taking (139.40±19.97), and the ability to defend the right (42.39±7.71). There was a significant correlation between
age,working experience, position, working shift, employee status, and participation in professional ethics courses with the dimension of moral courage (P˂0.05).
Discussion and Conclusion: according to the findings, participating in professional ethics courses, and the demographic and occupational variables should be considered in staffing and scheduling. |
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| Keywords: moral courage, nurse, self-actualization, risk taking, nurse moral courage |
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Type of Study: Nursing Management and Administration |
Subject:
nursing
Received: 2020/06/15 | Accepted: 2020/04/29 | Published: 2020/04/29
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