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Ethical sensitivity and related factors of nurses working in the hospital settings

Authors

  • Nurcan Ertuğ Turgut Özal University
  • Demet Aktaş Turgut Özal University
  • Saide Faydali Aksaray University
  • Osman Yalçin Turgut Özal University Hospital
Vol. 20 No. 2 (2014): Temas de salud reproductiva
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Abstract

The purpose of the study is to determine the level of ethical sensitivity and related factors of nurses working in the hospital settings. This descriptive study was conducted at a public hospital and a university hospital in Ankara, Turkey between April & July 2012. A total of 111 nurses participated in the study. The data were collected using a data collection tool consisting of two parts. The first part consisted of questions that determined the nurses’ personal and socio-demographic characteristics. The second part comprised of “Byrd’s Nurses Ethical Sensitivity Test”. The data were evaluated by using frequency, percentage, t-test and one-way ANOVA. Of the 111 nurses, 39,7% had a work experience of 1–3 years, 51,4% was married and 38,7% did not have ethics education. Education levels of most of the nurses (62,2%) were bachelor’s degree. The mean ethical sensitivity score of nurses was 21,12±2,85. “It was determined that ethical sensitivity of nurses was found to be higher in those that had ethics education, older age group, and had bachelor’s degree than others (p<0,05)”. The mean ethical sensitivity score of nurses was of medium level. It is concluded that ethical sensitivity was influenced by ethics education, age groups, and educational background.

Keywords:

ethics, ethical sensitivity, nurses
How to Cite
Ertuğ, N., Aktaş, D., Faydali, S., & Yalçin, O. (2014). Ethical sensitivity and related factors of nurses working in the hospital settings. Acta Bioethica, 20(2). Retrieved from https://actabioethica.uchile.cl/index.php/AB/article/view/33308
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