Investigating relationship between religious commitment and moral sensitivity in nurses working in ICU

This study aimed at determining the relationship between religious commitment and moral sensitivity among nurses working in the ICU sections in the west of Iran. The present study was a cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study carried out on nurses working in ICU wards of two western cities in Ira...

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Published in:BMC research notes 2020-01, Vol.13 (1), p.41-41, Article 41
Main Authors: Khalighi, Ebrahim, Solaimanizadeh, Laleh, Borji, Milad, Tarjoman, Asma, Soltany, Behrouz, Zareie, Farzad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cities and towns
Decision making
Ethical aspects
Ethics
Hospitals
Informed consent
Investigations
Iran
Moral sensitivity
Nurse
Nurses
Religion
Religious aspects
Religious commitment
Research Note
Spirituality
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Summary:This study aimed at determining the relationship between religious commitment and moral sensitivity among nurses working in the ICU sections in the west of Iran. The present study was a cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study carried out on nurses working in ICU wards of two western cities in Iran. The instrument used includes a demographic questionnaire, religious commitment questionnaire and moral sensitivity questionnaire in nurses. First, the researchers referred to the ICU wards of the hospitals in the cities after receiving permission from the relevant authorities by referring to three shifts in the morning, evening and night shifts and holidays. The researchers, while explaining the research goals for the nurses participating in the study, obtained their informed consent to participate in this study. According to the findings, mean (SD) of the overall score of religious commitment was equal to 36.38 (4.58) and mean (SD) of MS score of nurses was 59.21 (12.65). Also, 91 nurses (82.7%) had average MS, 7 (6.4%) had low MS and 12 (10.9%) had high MS.
ISSN:1756-0500
1756-0500
DOI:10.1186/s13104-020-4912-x