The effect of moral intelligence on cultural sensitivity in nurses
Şadiye Dur1, İlknur Göl2, Özüm Erkin3
1Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, İzmir Demokrasi University, Izmir, Turkey.
Purpose:
This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the levels of moral intelligence and intercultural sensitivity in nurses.
Methods:
The cross-sectional study was conduct with 200 nurses working in a research and training hospital. The data were collected using the intercultural sensitivity scale and the scale for the measurement of moral intelligence in the provision of health services.
Results:
The mean total intercultural sensitivity score of the nurses was determined to be 89.34 ± 10.01, while their moral intelligence score was found 201.22 ± 21.99. There was a positive relationship between the nurses' mean total scores scales (p < 0.000).
Practical Implications:
The nurses' intercultural sensitivity and moral intelligence were at a moderate level. As the nurses' levels of moral intelligence increased, their intercultural sensitivity levels increased.
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