title: Moral sensitivity in Primary Health Care nurses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to characterize the profile and describe the moral sensitivity of primary health care nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  this is a quantitative, transversal, exploratory, descriptive study. The data were collected through the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire translated and adapted to Brazil. 100 primary health care nurses participated, from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The data collection took place during the months of March and July 2016, in an online form. The analysis of the data occurred through descriptive statistical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the nurses had an average moral sensitivity of 4.5 (out of 7). The dimensions with the greatest moral sensitivity were: interpersonal orientation, professional knowledge, moral conflict and moral meaning.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the nurses of Rio Grande do Sul have a moderate moral sensitivity, which may contribute to a lower quality in Primary Health Care.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health Sciences, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Carlise Rigon Dalla
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Nora
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Nursing, Nursing School, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elma Lourdes Campos Pavone
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Zoboli
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health Sciences, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Margarida M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Vieira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009014:Morals; D059017:Primary Care Nursing / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires