Volume 17 - Supplement of 11th Annual Iranian Congress of Medical Ethics
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Ghavidel S, Ghaani S, Bahreinitousi S, Mohsenpour M. The Relationship Between Ethical Courage and Moral Distress in Nursing Students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 2023. IJMEHM 2024; 17 (S1) :1-2
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1- Master student in community health nursing, Mashhad, Iran
2- Aassociate professor, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
2- Aassociate professor, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Moral distress is a common topic in medical ethics, referring to a state where individuals, despite possessing knowledge and the ability to act ethically, are unable to perform the right ethical actions due to external constraints. Ethical courage is a crucial virtue for conscientious performance by healthcare providers, particularly nurses and nursing students. It facilitates the delivery of nursing care and is especially important in today’s healthcare environment, where factors such as increased patient awareness, evolving health needs, social justice issues, and access to healthcare services have contributed to heightened levels of moral distress among nurses and nursing students. This study aims to investigate the relationship between ethical courage and moral distress in nursing students. This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2023 in Mashhad, Iran. The study population consisted of third-semester nursing students at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. A total of 40 third-semester nursing students, both male and female, participated in the study. Data were collected using two questionnaires: the Moral Distress Scale (Corley) and the Ethical Courage Questionnaire (designed by Sekerka and colleagues). The data were analyzed using SPSS version 25, employing descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation tests. The majority of the students were female (51.2%), while 36.6% were male. The average age of the participants was 21.14 years. Among the students, 75.6% were single, and 4.9% were married. The findings revealed a weak, non-significant negative correlation between moral distress and ethical courage (r = -0.055, p > 0.05). The average moral distress score was 75.34 ± 10.81 (range: 12–16), while the average ethical courage score was 85 ± 9.33 (range: 60–103). The study found a weak, non-significant negative correlation between moral distress and ethical courage among nursing students. Based on these findings, it is recommended to implement workshops focused on ethical motivation and educational programs designed to reduce moral distress and enhance ethical courage among nursing students. Additionally, the non-significant correlation may be attributed to the small sample size. Therefore, future studies with larger sample sizes are suggested to validate these findings.
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Health Ethics Congress (11th) - Poster Presentation
Received: 2025/07/16 | Revised: 2026/01/12 | Accepted: 2024/12/23 | Published: 2024/12/23
Received: 2025/07/16 | Revised: 2026/01/12 | Accepted: 2024/12/23 | Published: 2024/12/23
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