Borhani Fariba, Abbaszadeh Abbas, Hoseinabadi-Farahani Mohammad Javad
Associate Professor, Medical Ethics and Law Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Professor, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran, Iran; Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Med Ethics Hist Med. 2016 Dec 27;9:19. eCollection 2016.
As future providers of health services, nursing students should learn about ethical concepts over the course of their education. These concepts are currently taught in nursing schools, yet the degree of moral sensitivity in nursing students before entering clinical settings is a topic of controversy. This was a cross-sectional study on the nursing students studying for a bachelor's degree in Qazvin University of Medical Sciences selected through census sampling (n = 205). Data were collected by Lutzen's Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire and analyzed through statistical tests using SPSS 16. The level of significance was < 0.05. In order to conduct the study, permission was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. The mean of moral sensitivity was found to be 66.1 + 8.1, which is a moderate level. Of all the dimensions of moral sensitivity, "expressing benevolence" had the highest (16.9 ± 4.04) and "structuring moral sense" had the lowest (5.2 ± 1.45) mean scores. Among demographic variables, age was found to have a significant positive correlation with the score of moral sensitivity (r = 0.2, = 0.01). Nursing students are relatively familiar with the ethical concepts of patient care, but that does not seem to be sufficed, as moral sensitivity is an extremely crucial factor in care. It is therefore recommended that the necessary training be provided to develop moral sensitivity in nursing students both in educational and practical environments.
作为未来的卫生服务提供者，护理专业学生应在其教育过程中学习伦理概念。目前这些概念在护理学校中都有讲授，但护理专业学生在进入临床实习前的道德敏感性程度仍是一个有争议的话题。这是一项横断面研究，通过普查抽样选取了加兹温医科大学攻读学士学位的护理专业学生（n = 205）。数据通过卢岑道德敏感性问卷收集，并使用SPSS 16进行统计分析。显著性水平为<0.05。为开展该研究，获得了沙希德·贝赫什提医科大学伦理委员会的许可。发现道德敏感性的平均值为66.1 + 8.1，处于中等水平。在道德敏感性的所有维度中，“表达仁爱”的平均得分最高（16.9 ± 4.04），“构建道德意识”的平均得分最低（5.2 ± 1.45）。在人口统计学变量中，发现年龄与道德敏感性得分存在显著正相关（r = 0.2， = 0.01）。护理专业学生相对熟悉患者护理的伦理概念，但这似乎还不够，因为道德敏感性是护理中一个极其关键的因素。因此，建议在教育和实践环境中为护理专业学生提供必要的培训，以培养他们的道德敏感性。
