Moral courage, moral sensitivity and safe nursing care in nurses caring of patients with COVID-19

Aim: Evaluation the moral courage, moral sensitivity and safe nursing care in nurses caring of infected patients by the COVID-19. Design: This study employed cross-sectional research. Methods: 520 nurses caring for COVID-19 patients in 5 hospitals were selected via convenience sampling. They completed questionnaires online. Data were analysed by SPSS software version 22. Results: Findings showed that moral courage has a strong and direct correlation with moral sensitivity (p < .001, r = 0-.70) and safe nursing care (p < .001, r = 0-.74). Variables of moral sensitivity, safe nursing care, work experience, age and employment status can predict 64.76% of the variance in moral courage in these nurses. Nursing care of patients with COVID-19 have reported high moral courage in recent months, and in spite of the numerous tensions and stresses in terms of caring these patients during this relative long period, they are still diligent in providing safe and high sensitive care to these patients.

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The study evaluated moral courage, moral sensitivity, and safe nursing care in nurses caring for COVID-19 patients. Findings showed a strong correlation between moral courage, moral sensitivity, and safe nursing care. Variables such as moral sensitivity, safe nursing care, work experience, age, and employment status can predict 64.76% of the variance in moral courage in these nurses.