신생아집중치료실 간호사의 윤리적 환경과 도덕적 고뇌

• Published in: 글로벌 건강과 간호 Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 28 - 37
• Main Authors: 전유정, Jeon Yujeong, 김영혜, Kim Younghae, 손현미, Son Hyun-mi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 부산대학교 간호과학연구소 31.01.2019; 간호과학연구소
• Subjects: Ethical climate; Moral distress; Neonatal intensive care units; Nurses; 간호사; 간호학; 도덕적 고뇌; 신생아집중치료실; 윤리적 환경
• ISSN: 2233-5560; 2671-5554
• DOI: 10.35144/ghn.2019.9.1.28

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to evaluate the levels of ethical climate and moral distress and to identify factors that affect moral distress among clinical nurses who work in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods: Correlation study was conducted on 152 NICU nurses of 7 university hospitals. The collected data from October to November 2013 were surveyed using a self-reported questionnaire. The data were analyzed with SPSS/WIN version 20.0. Results: The average of ethical climate score was 86.82, and the average of moral distress score was 5.16. For moral distress, there was a significant difference between marital status and number of years of experience. Ethical climate were negatively correlated with moral distress (r=-.54, p<.001). Factors Influencing on moral distress explained 45.1% of the variance in clinical career of NICU and the ethical climate. Conclusion: The results suggest that the educational programs and strategies for NICU nurse should be developed to decrease their moral distress.