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milad borji
Ilam University of Medical Sciences
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Paying attention to the ethics and rights of patients has a special place. Developments in science and technology have led to increased attention to ethical issues, especially in the health system. Regarding the role and importance of spirituality in health as well as the role of observance of professional ethics by nurses in improving the health status of patients, this study aimed at determining the relationship between religious commitment and moral sensitivity among nurses working in the ICU sections of Ilam and Kermanshah cities in the west of Iran. The present study was a cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study carried out on nurses working in ICU wards of two western cities (Ilam and Kermanshah) in Iran. The instrument used includes a demographic questionnaire, religious commitment questionnaire and moral sensitivity questionnaire in nurses. First, the researchers referred to the ICU wards of the hospitals in the cities of Ilam and Kermanshah after receiving permission from the relevant authorities by referring to three shifts in the morning, evening and night shifts and holidays. The researchers, while explaining the research goals for the nurses participating in the study, obtained their informed consent to participate in this study. According to the findings, mean (SD) of the overall score of religious commitment was equal to 36.38 (4.58) and mean (SD) of MS score of nurses was 59.21 (12.65). Also, 91 nurses (82.7%) had average MS, 7 (6.4%) had low MS and 12 (10.9%) had high MS. The results showed that there was a relationship between the amount of religious commitment and MS. So, nurses with a higher religious mean score had a higher mean MS score. Regarding the results of this study, there has not been a similar study, but studies in the field of religion showed that religion can be a predictor of the ethical situation. According to the results, it is necessary to take necessary religious interventions to improve the rate of RC in nurses so as to provide the necessary field in order to improve the status of MS.
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milad borji
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Paying attention to the ethics and rights of patients has a special place. Developments in science and technology have led to increased attention to ethical issues, especially in the health system. Regarding the role and importance of spirituality in health as well as the role of observance of professional ethics by nurses in improving the health status of patients, this study aimed at determining the relationship between religious commitment and moral sensitivity among nurses working in the ICU sections of Ilam and Kermanshah cities in the west of Iran. The present study was a cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study carried out on nurses working in ICU wards of two western cities (Ilam and Kermanshah) in Iran. The instrument used includes a demographic questionnaire, religious commitment questionnaire and moral sensitivity questionnaire in nurses. First, the researchers referred to the ICU wards of the hospitals in the cities of Ilam and Kermanshah after receiving permission from the relevant authorities by referring to three shifts in the morning, evening and night shifts and holidays. The researchers, while explaining the research goals for the nurses participating in the study, obtained their informed consent to participate in this study. According to the findings, mean (SD) of the overall score of religious commitment was equal to 36.38 (4.58) and mean (SD) of MS score of nurses was 59.21 (12.65). Also, 91 nurses (82.7%) had average MS, 7 (6.4%) had low MS and 12 (10.9%) had high MS. The results showed that there was a relationship between the amount of religious commitment and MS. So, nurses with a higher religious mean score had a higher mean MS score. Regarding the results of this study, there has not been a similar study, but studies in the field of religion showed that religion can be a predictor of the ethical situation. According to the results, it is necessary to take necessary religious interventions to improve the rate of RC in nurses so as to provide the necessary field in order to improve the status of MS.
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