PEDİATRİ HEMŞİRELERİNİN ETİK İLKELERE YÖNELİK TUTUMLARI İLE AHLAKİ ZEKÂ DÜZEYLERİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, pediatri kliniklerinde çalışan hemşirelerin ahlaki zekâ düzeyleri ile etik ilkelere ilişkin bakış açıları arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek olarak belirlendi. Yöntem: Bu çalışma kesitsel ve tanımlayıcı-ilişkiseldir. Araştırmanın verileri, 2022 yılının Ekim ve Aralık ayları arasında, İstanbul’daki iki kamu ve iki özel hastanenin pediatri kliniklerinde çalışan hemşireler tarafından sağlandı. Çalışmanın örneklemi 140 pediatri hemşiresinden oluştu. Veri toplama aracı olarak Yakut-Ahlaki Zeka Ölçeği, Etik İlkeler Tutum Ölçeği ve Tanımlayıcı Özellikler Formu kullanıldı. Bulgular: Etik İlkeler Tutum Ölçeği toplam puanı ortalaması 142.26±18.18 olup, 35 ile 175 arasında değişmektedir. Ahlaki Zeka toplam puanı ortalaması 78.53±10.15 olup, 20 ile 100 arasında değişmektedir. Yakut-Ahlaki Zeka Ölçeği ile Etik İlkeler Tutum Ölçeği toplam puan ortalamaları arasında pozitif yönde ancak düşük derecede korelasyon ilişkisi olduğu bulundu (p<0.001). Özel hastanede görev yapan hemşirelerin, etik konusunda bilimsel bir etkinliğe katılan hemşirelerin ve meslek hayatından memnun olan hemşirelerin ahlaki zeka düzeylerinin daha yüksek olduğu belirlendi (p<0.05). Sonuç: Etik ilkeler doğrultusunda bakım vermenin oldukça önemli olduğu pediatri kliniklerinde görevli hemşirelerin etik ilkelere ilişkin tutumlarının yüksek olduğu bulundu. Bu araştırmada pediatri hemşirelerinin etik ilkelere ilişkin tutumları ile ahlaki zeka düzeyleri arasında pozitif bir ilişkinin olduğunun bulunması bilimsel literatüre önemli bir katkı olarak değerlendirildi.

Keywords

• Tutum
• Etik
• Ahlaki zeka
• Pediatri hemşireliği

EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEDIATRIC NURSES’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND MORAL INTELLIGENCE LEVELS

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationship between the moral intelligence levels of nurses working in pediatric clinics and their perspectives on ethical principles. Method: This study was cross-sectional and descriptive-correlational. The data for the study were provided by nurses working in pediatric clinics of two public and two private hospitals in Istanbul between October and December 2022. There were 140 pediatric nurses in the study’s sample. The Yakut-Moral Intelligence Scale, the Ethical Principles Attitude Scale, and the Descriptive Characteristics Form were used as data collection tools. Results: The overall Ethical Principles Attitude Scale score ranged from 35 to 175 with a mean of 142.26±18.18. The average Moral Intelligence score fell between 20 and 100, with a mean of 78.53±10.15. It was found that there was a positive but low correlation between the total mean scores of the Yakut-Moral Intelligence Scale and the Ethical Principles Attitude Scale (p<0.001). It was determined that the moral intelligence levels of nurses working in private hospitals, nurses participating in a scientific event on ethics, and nurses who were satisfied with their professional life were higher (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was found that nurses working in pediatric clinics, where providing care in line with ethical principles is very important, have high attitudes towards ethical principles. In this study, the finding of a positive relationship between pediatric nurses’ attitudes towards ethical principles and their moral intelligence levels was considered as an important contribution to the scientific literature.

Keywords

• Attitude
• Ethics
• Moral intelligence
• Pediatric nursing

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