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Moral sensitivity in Primary Health Care nurses
Carlise Rigon Dalla Nora1, Elma Lourdes Campos Pavone Zoboli2, Margarida M Vieira1
1Institute of Health Sciences, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal.
Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem
|April 14, 2017
Summary
Primary health care nurses in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, exhibit moderate moral sensitivity. This finding suggests potential implications for the quality of care in Primary Health Care settings.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Bioethics
- Public Health
Background:
- Moral sensitivity is crucial for ethical decision-making in healthcare.
- Understanding nurses' moral sensitivity is essential for improving patient care quality.
- Primary Health Care (PHC) nurses face unique ethical challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To characterize the profile of primary health care nurses.
- To describe the level of moral sensitivity among these nurses.
Main Methods:
- Quantitative, transversal, exploratory, and descriptive study design.
- Data collected using the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire (adapted for Brazil).
- 100 PHC nurses from Rio Grande do Sul participated via an online survey in 2016.
Main Results:
- Nurses reported an average moral sensitivity score of 4.5 out of 7.
- Highest scores were observed in interpersonal orientation, professional knowledge, moral conflict, and moral meaning.
- Overall moral sensitivity was found to be moderate.
Conclusions:
- PHC nurses in Rio Grande do Sul demonstrate moderate moral sensitivity.
- This moderate level may negatively impact the quality of Primary Health Care.
- Further research and interventions are needed to enhance nurses' moral sensitivity.