Abstract

Relationship between moral intelligence and psychological safety among emergency and intensive care units nurses.

Highlights

  • The needs of today's employees have undergone dramatic changes as compared to the past

  • The mean scores of moral intelligence and psychological safety were measured at 73.10±8.13 and 26.91±3.35, respectively

  • As evidenced by the obtained results, it can be concluded that moral intelligence as an intrinsic supportive factor can improve nurses’ psychological safety and reduce work-related injury by reinforcing positive psychological factors

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Summary

Introduction

The needs of today's employees have undergone dramatic changes as compared to the past. In this regard, the personnel demand special privileges, such as a sense of security, participation, the inclusion of their opinions in work, apart from salary and benefits [1]. Among healthcare professionals the emergency department nurses are under constant mental pressures which can affect their psychological safety. The provision of psychological safety to nurses improves patient safety and enhances the quality of care [4]. High moral intelligence in nurses is considered a supportive factor against different pressures and is assumed to promote psychological safety. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between moral intelligence and psychological safety of nurses in emergency and intensive care units

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