title: The influence of gender, education and experience on moral sensitivity in psychiatric nursing: a pilot study.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate some factors which may influence moral decision-making in psychiatric nursing practice. The Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire, a 30-item, seven-point Likert scale, measures six dimensions that are assumed to be related to moral sensitivity. In scoring, the test is divided into six categories: interpersonal orientation, structuring moral meaning, expressing benevolence, modifying autonomy, experiencing conflict, and reliance on medical authority. Seventy-nine nurses, employed in the same psychiatric district, were included in the sample. Significant differences were found for some items in five of the six categories regarding gender, post-basic nursing education, experience as a mental care worker and type of clinical setting.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lützén
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nordin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D026686:Beneficence; D003657:Decision Making; D004522:Educational Status; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D008875:Middle Aged; D035863:Moral Development; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012106:Research; D012737:Sex Factors; D012945:Social Values; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires