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KMID : 1025620190220020140
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Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
2019 Volume.22 No. 2 p.140 ~ p.160
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The Impact of Moral Sensitivity and Moral distress on End-of-life Care Performance among Intensive Care Unit nurses
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Lee Joo-Seon
Ahn Suk-Hee
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of moral sensitivity and moral distress on end-of-life care performance among intensive care unit (ICU) nurses in Korea. The study found (a) a significant relationship between moral sensitivity and end-of-life care performance (r=.22, ??=.01), (b) a significant relationship between moral distress and end-of-life care performance (r=.23, ??=.01), and (c) no significant relationship between moral sensitivity and moral distress (r=.14, ??=.12). Multiple regression analysis indicates that the nurses with higher moral sensitivity and more than 37 months of clinical experience showed higher end-of-life care performance. The result of this study suggest that ethics education programs for ICU nurses should be designed to enhance their moral sensitivity.
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KEYWORD
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intensive care unit nurse, moral sensitivity, moral distress, end-of-life care
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