THE ETHICAL SENSITIVITY OF NURSES IN DECISION MAKING IN AYATOLLAH TALEGHANI HOSPITAL, 1391

The ethical decision making process to identify the problems through analysis,
and to decide about them in accordance with ethical standards is an important factor in medical
science. Nurses are the largest group of health service providers, and they have a great impact on
quality of health care services.
Materials &Methods: In a descriptive study, 200 nurses working in Ayatollah Taleghani Hospital
were selected. To collect the information, a demographic and ethical sensitivity questionnaire was
used to evaluate decision making. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire was determined by
using Cronbach's alpha (0/77). The collected data were analyzed by SPSS version 19 software.
Descriptive and inferential statistical techniques such as analysis of variance were used.
Result: The average score achieved for the ethical sensitivity in Ayatollah Taleghani Hospital was
61/1, which was in the middle range. The average moral sensitivity in decision making for nurses in
different departments was as the following: the emergency department 60/2, men's internal ward 59/4
(Medium), infectious department 61/7 (Medium), women's internal ward 64/7 (Medium), Heart unit
60 (medium), CCU 60/4 (medium), poisoning 4/50 (average), ICU 9/62 (medium), angiography 2/64
(medium), echo and clinical governance office 52/1 (average), and dialysis 66/2 (average). The
highest and lowest points dedicated to the nurses of the dialysis, and poisoning wards respectively.
Conclusion: According to the findings, it was found that the mean ethical sensitivity in decision
making for the nurses who were working in Ayatollah Taleghani Hospital was 61/1that is in the
average range. With proper planning, it is required to increase nurses' ethical sensitivity in the
mentioned hospital.