Evaluation of Moral Courage in Nurses According to Individual Characteristics

Authors : Fatma Tanrıkulu, Mustafa Demir, Rümeysa Demir

Pages : 1-7

Doi:10.26453/otjhs.1490234

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Publication Date : 2025-03-17

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the moral courage of the nurses according to their socio-demographic characteristics. Materials and Methods: This study was cross-sectional and descriptive. A total of 214 volunteer nurses working in a private hospital were included in this study. ‘Individual Characteristics Form’ and ‘Nurses’ Moral Courage Scale’ are the data collection tools of this study. Results: The median value of the participants\\\' “Moral Courage Scale in Nurses” was 86.0. In the study, statistical significance was found between the mean ranks of moral courage and nurses\\\' level of education, years of experience in the profession, whether they worked as a clinical or manager nurse, the department they worked in, and whether they received ethics training (p<0.05). Conclusions: In this study, it was determined that nurses were moderately morally courageous. The fact that moral courage was found to be at a higher level among nurses who had been working for less than a year showed that nurses who were new to the profession possessed a heightened awareness of moral courage. It is thought that it would be useful to evaluate moral courage in nurses and student nurses through prospective and qualitative studies in future studies.
Keywords : Etik, ahlaki cesaret, hemşireler