Morality in perioperative nurses.

Full Abstract

This study examined nurses' moral motivation, character, and action using a Model of Morality for Perioperative Nurses. Influences on moral actions and selected outcomes for surgical patients and perioperative nurses were examined. Results indicate that motivation and character are related directly to the moral actions of perioperative nurses (R = .13 to .31, P < .001). Fourteen percent of the variance in action was explained by motivation, character, self-perceived level of practice, and ethics education. Results suggest that current models do not describe the moral behavior of perioperative nurses adequately. Future research should examine constructs that explain the moral actions of nurses in the perioperative setting.

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Author information

Author/s: Killen, Aileen R (AR);

Affiliation: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: AORN journal (AORN J), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Mar; vol 75 (issue 3) : pp 532-3, 537-41, 545-6 passim

Dates: Created 2002/03/29; Completed 2002/06/04; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 11921821, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult
Aged
Attitude of Health Personnel
Character
Decision Making
Ethics, Nursing
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Judgment
Male

Male
Middle Aged
Models, Nursing
Models, Psychological
Motivation
Nursing Methodology Research
Nursing Staff, Hospital - education; psychology
Operating Room Nursing - standards
Questionnaires
Regression Analysis
Self Efficacy

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