Abstract
Threats to patient safety exist in perioperative nursing. Nurse appraisal of these threats and the likelihood to act with moral courage have not been documented.
This descriptive correlational study examined moral courage in response to threat to patient safety. The moral courage model is based on Lazarus and Folkman's theory of stress and coping. The Dillman, Smythe, and Christenson (2009) tailored design method was used to construct the Moral Courage Questionnaire for Nurses (MCQN) instrument. Moral courage frequency and intensity were explored relative to personal experience and institutional operating room environment.
Sigma Membership
Kappa Phi at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Ethics, Moral Courage, Nurse Attitudes
Advisor
Margaret Hegge
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
South Dakota State University
Degree Year
2013
Recommended Citation
Dinndorf-Hogenson, Georgia A., "Perioperative nurses perceptions of moral courage" (2020). Dissertations. 710.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/710
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2020-05-06
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3578016; ProQuest document ID: 1503655012. The author still retains copyright.