Moral courage of nurses and related factors

Nursing is a caring profession and nurses need moral courage to provide safe and professional care to clients.

The aim of this study was to determine the moral courage of nurses and related factors.

This descriptive analytical study was conducted among nurses working in the educational hospitals in Tehran in 2016. A sample of 360 nurses was selected by quotas and convenience sampling. Data were collected by self-report method using demographic questionnaire and moral courage questionnaire of nurses. Data analysis was done using SPSS Ver.16 software and descriptive and analytical statistics at a significance level of p <0.05.

the most of the nurses (76 %) have the high level of moral courage (412.42 ± 42.65). Moral self-actualization (230.85±30.74) and risk-taking (139.40±19.97). There were significant correlation between age, working experience, position, working shift, employee status, and participation in professional ethics courses with dimension of moral courage (P value ˂0.05).
Discussion and

according to the findings, participating in professional ethics courses, and the demographic and occupational variables should be considered in staffing and scheduling.