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Abbas Abbaszadeh , Nozar Nakhaei , Fariba Borhani , Mostafa Roshanzadeh ,
Volume 6, Issue 2 (5-2013)
Abstract
Moral distress is one of the common issues in nursing that has been receiving a lot of attention in research related to this profession. Moral distress is a phenomenon that can impact nurses, patients and health systems greatly. One significant impact of moral distress on nurses is its role on their desire to continue to work in their profession, and the present cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study was conducted in order to determine this impact. Study samples were nurses in Birjand teaching hospitals who were selected through polls and according to entrance criteria. A 22-item questionnaire was developed by combining demographic information, Corley’s moral distress scale and the nurses’ desire to stay in the profession. The questionnaire was translated from English by the researcher and its validity and reliability were assessed. The results indicated that there is no significant relationship between moral distress and the desire to stay in the nursing profession (P>0/05). Moreover, levels of moral distress in the nurses in this study were moderate 2.25±0.6 (mean±SD) Given the level of moral distress in nurses and its possible consequences, strategies and solutions should be devised to familiarize nurses with moral distress and its underlying factors in order to reduce the undesirable outcomes of this phenomenon more effectively.
Somayeh Mohammadi, Nozar Nakhaei, Fariba Borhani, Mostafa Roshanzadeh,
Volume 6, Issue 5 (12-2013)
Abstract
Moral intelligence is one of the dimensions of intelligence that can provide a framework for the proper function of man, and be used as a predictor for people’s conduct. Nurses’ performance is of great importance because of the moral and human nature of their profession, and their adherence to ethical principles improves the nursing care quality as well as organizational performance. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess moral intelligence in nurses.This cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 nurses from teaching hospitals in South Khorasan. Participants were selected through census method. Data were collected by Lennik & Kiel’s moral intelligence questionnaire, and data analysis was performed using SPSS 16 software and descriptive and analytical statistics tests. The results suggest that the nurses’ moral intelligence score was 4.35 ± 0.56 (range: 1-5). There was a direct and meaningful relationship between moral intelligence and age and years of practice (P < 0.05).Optimal levels of moral intelligence suggest the importance that nurses attribute to moral values, and can also be an indirect manifestation of their moral conduct in healthcare environments.
