Relationship between moral courage and clinical competencies among psychiatric nurses
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Sajjad Javanbakht 1 , Mohammad Pourebrahimi 2 , Mohammad Saatchi 3 4 , Zahra Tamizi 1 , Reza Ahmadi Jirandeh 1 , Mobina Sanaeipour 1 , Mohammadjavad Hosseinabadi-Farahani 1 *
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1 Department of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IRAN2 Nursing Care Research Center, Clinical Sciences Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IRAN3 Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IRAN4 Health in Emergency and Disaster Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IRAN* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Introduction: The nature of psychiatric departments creates many different challenges for nurses, especially in the field of ethical aspects of patient care. Nurses need moral courage to provide basic care to avoid possible unethical acts.
Objective: This study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between moral courage and clinical competence among psychiatric nurses in 2024.
Material and methods: This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted with 211 psychiatric nurses. The samples were selected via the census method. The data were collected via three questionnaires: (1) demographic information, (2) the Sekerka moral courage questionnaire and (3) the clinical competence questionnaire of Mohtashmi psychiatric nurses. The data were analyzed via SPSS 25.
Results: The findings revealed a positive and significant correlation between “moral courage” and “clinical competence” (p < 0.001, r = 0.55). Among the demographic variables, the t-test revealed that the only variable related to participation in specialized psychiatric nursing courses was moral courage (p = 0.027) and clinical competence (p = 0.002).
Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that participation in a specialized psychiatric nursing course is significantly related to moral courage and clinical competence. Therefore, it is recommended that nursing managers and policymakers increase their moral courage by increasing the clinical competence of psychiatric nurses, in addition to improving the quality of nursing care.

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ELECTRON J GEN MED, Volume 22, Issue 1, February 2025, Article No: em623

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/15851

Publication date: 13 Jan 2025

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