Development and validation of nursing students' moral sensitivity questionnaire in Taiwan

The objective of this study was to develop a reliable tool for assessing moral sensitivity among nursing students. The questionnaire was developed following a rigorous approach, consisting of three stages process, combining the Schwartz-Barcott and Kim hybrid model of concept development with the methodology suggested by Devellis and Waltz. A total of 297 nursing students (287 females, 10 males; mean age: 18.7 years) participated in the study, with five invalid questionnaires excluded from the analysis. The questionnaire's reliability was established through internal consistency and test-retest reliability analyses. Furthermore, the moral sensitivity questionnaire for nursing students demonstrated satisfactory validity through the results of construct, convergent and discriminant validation procedures. The study findings revealed a significant correlation between the internship performance of students and their overall moral sensitivity score. The questionnaire would be appropriated to be included as a supplemental measure for ethical literacy evaluation.PMID:38505722 | PMC:PMC10945222 | DOI:10.18999/nagjms.86.1.110
Source: Nagoya Journal of Medical Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research