The Predictive Power of Moral Intelligence on Professional Commitment of Nurses

Abstract

Background: Nurses’ adherence to ethical values in the field of patient care is affected by various factors,especially moral intelligence. The role of moral intelligence on professional commitment is an issue leadingto improving the quality of services and health promotion. The aim of this study was to investigate thepredictive power of moral intelligence on professional commitment of nurses.Method and Materials: This descriptive-analytical study was carried out on 100 nurses and 300 patientsselected by stratified random sampling. Data were collected using the Lenik & Kiel moral IntelligenceQuestionnaire and Nurse Professional Commitment Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptiveanalysis and regression.Results: The results showed that there was a significant statistical relationship between moral intelligence andprofessional commitment (P=0.001). There was a significant relationship between demographic variables,age and work experience with moral intelligence and two variables of gender and professional commitment(P <0.05). In addition, regression showed that dimensions of nurses ‘moral intelligence account for 41%of the variance of nurses’ professional commitment. of the four dimensions of nurses’ moral intelligence,compassion had the most significant effect (P=0.03, ?=0.32).Conclusion: The results of this study showed that moral intelligence is associated with professionalcommitment and is able to predict it. Therefore, it is recommended that nursing managers and authorities toput the Strengthening nurses’ moral intelligence in the list of their priorities.