임상간호사의 윤리적리더십과 윤리적민감성, 윤리풍토, 간호업무수행에 관한 연구

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to identify the differences between ethical leadership, ethical sensitivity, ethical climate, and nursing performance and the correlation between variables according to the general characteristics of clinical nurses.
 Methods A structured questionnaire was distributed to 250 clinical nurses working at 3 secondary medical institutions with more than 250 beds in S city and Y city, and a descriptive correlation study using 239 copies of data for the final analysis.For data analysis, the SPSS 25.0 program was used for descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe's post hoc test, Person's correlation analysis, and tool reliability.
 Results In the difference in ethical leadership according to general characteristics, there was a significant difference according to the place where nursing ethics education was received, and school classes and refresher education appeared higher than practical education in hospital (F=5.734, p<.01), and ethical climate In terms of working department, the internal medicine ward and mixed ward were higher than the intensive care unit (F=2.298, p<.05). Regarding the position, the head nurse was higher than the head nurse and head nurse (F=2.725, p<.05), and the place where nursing ethics education was received was higher than the practical education in the hospital (F=3.307, p<.05). Looking at the correlation results, ethical climate showed a statistically significant positive (+) correlation with ethical leadership (r=.642, p<.001) and ethical sensitivity (r=.677, p<.001). Nursing performance showed a statistically significant positive (+) correlation with ethical leadership (r=.510, p<.001) and ethical sensitivity (r=.667, p<.001), and ethical sensitivity showed a statistically significant positive (+) correlation with ethical leadership (r=.522, p<.001).
 Conclusions Ethical leadership and ethical sensitivity of clinical nurses show a positive correlation with nursing performance, so it is necessary to improve empathy for patients in nursing performance and ethical sensitivity, and continuous and regular nursing ethics education and ethical leadership are needed. It is thought that it is necessary to develop various nursing intervention programs to create a correct ethical climate.