Evaluation of Moral Courage in Nurses According to Individual Characteristics

OpenAlex İngilizce

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