Ye Biyun, Luo Esther, Zhang Jie, Chen Xuelei, Zhang Jingping
Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 23;19(9):5132. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095132.
Moral sensitivity helps individuals resolve moral dilemmas as a precursor to moral decision-making. Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses are at high risk for encountering moral dilemmas and should have the moral sensitivity to recognize moral issues. The activities of ICU nurses in moral decision-making are guided by moral sensitivity but are also based on emotional intelligence (EI). EI, be recognized as an integral part of moral sensitivity with long-standing theoretical foundations. It is necessary to explicate the true role of EI in moral sensitivity through empirical research. To measure the level of moral sensitivity of ICU nurses and determine the relationship between moral sensitivity and EI. We recruited 467 ICU nurses of ten hospitals from March to June 2021 in Hunan Province, China for a cross-sectional questionnaire survey. The moral sensitivity and EI were measured using the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire-Revised Version into Chinese (MSQ-R-CV) and the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale-Version into Chinese (WLEIS-C). A self-report questionnaire covered sociodemographic characteristics. The average moral sensitivity score of ICU nurses was 39.41 ± 7.21. The average EI score was significantly positively correlated with the moral sensitivity score (p < 0.001). This study demonstrated that the moral sensitivities of ICU nurses were at medium levels. EI of ICU nurses can indeed affect their moral sensitivity, and the impact of each element of EI should be clarified for practical application.
道德敏感性有助于个体解决道德困境，是道德决策的先导。重症监护病房（ICU）护士面临道德困境的风险很高，应该具备识别道德问题的道德敏感性。ICU护士在道德决策中的行为受道德敏感性的引导，但也基于情商（EI）。情商被认为是道德敏感性的一个组成部分，有着长期的理论基础。有必要通过实证研究来阐明情商在道德敏感性中的真正作用。为了测量ICU护士的道德敏感性水平，并确定道德敏感性与情商之间的关系。我们于2021年3月至6月在中国湖南省招募了十家医院的467名ICU护士进行横断面问卷调查。使用中文版的《道德敏感性问卷修订版》（MSQ-R-CV）和中文版的《王和Law情商量表》（WLEIS-C）来测量道德敏感性和情商。一份自我报告问卷涵盖了社会人口学特征。ICU护士的道德敏感性平均得分为39.41±7.21。平均情商得分与道德敏感性得分显著正相关（p<0.001）。本研究表明，ICU护士的道德敏感性处于中等水平。ICU护士的情商确实会影响他们的道德敏感性，为了实际应用，应该阐明情商各要素的影响。
