The effect of workshop and fallow-up on ethical sensitivity of nurses

Ethical Sensitivity is to consider the ethical values and considering them in decisions with attending to its professional role and duty, especially in critical situation. In this study, due to the need to recognize of effective educational Methods in increasing the ethical sensitivity, the effect of a workshop with ethical content and fallow-up with ethical messages was assessed on ethical sensitivity of nurses.In this interventional study of confidential type, 25 nurses participated in a two days’ workshop with ethical content. After the workshop they took two month fallow-up education. The Han Questionnaire in Moral Sensitivity was used for gathering the information. The data was analyzed by Mann-Whitney U and Freedman Tests.All domains of ethical sensitivity was increased significantly after fallow-up education (P<0.05). Workshop has a significant influence on ethical sensitivity. But the effects could be remaining by fallow-up.