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- The study explores moral courage among oncology specialist nurses in China, highlighting their frequent encounters with complex moral situations.
- The research involved 390 nurses from 15 hospitals in Sichuan Province, using established scales to assess moral distress, moral courage, and moral sensitivity.
- Findings indicate that higher moral courage correlates with lower moral distress and higher moral sensitivity, emphasizing the importance of education and training to enhance moral courage in healthcare settings.
Article Abstract
Aim: Moral courage among healthcare workers has been extensively studied. However, few studies have been conducted on oncology specialist nurses, who frequently encounter complex moral situations. This study aimed to describe the current situation regarding moral courage and explored its influence on oncology specialist nurses in China.
Design: This was an exploratory, descriptive study.
Methods: A convenience sample of 390 nurses was conducted from 15 hospitals in Sichuan Province, China, between March and May 2023. Participants were assessed using the Moral Distress Scale-Revised, Nurses' Moral Courage Scale and the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire.
Results: The results demonstrated that moral courage was negatively associated with moral distress, and positively associated with moral sensitivity. Having a master's degree or above, an intermediate title or senior title, medical ethics training, moral distress or moral sensitivity contributed to explaining 54.1% of the variance in moral courage.
Conclusions: Moral courage was associated with several factors. Developing clinical intervention strategies and effective teaching methods will be critical for improving moral courage. No Patient or Public Contribution.
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