Investigation Of The Relationship Between Moral Sensitivity And Attitudes To Critical Thinking Of Nursing Students In Clıiiıcal Practice

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine whether there is a relationship between nursing students’ moral sensitivity levels and critical thinking attitudes. Data were collected using face-to-face interviews with 40 nursing students who went into clinical practice during the Covid 19 Pandemic period in the spring term of 2020-2021. It took 15-30 minutes ort he students to fill out the forms. “Descriptive Information Form”, “Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire” and “Critical Thinking Attitude Scale” were used to collect data. It can be said that students’ moral sensitivity levels are high and their critical thinking levels are moderate. It was determined that the factors affecting the moral sensitivity levels of the students were gender, income status, and taking courses related to critical thinking outside of school(p<0.05). It was determined that the factors affecting the critical thinking attitude levels of the students were their income status and the status of receiving ethics education out of school(p<0.05). It can be said that the moral sensitivity and critical thinking levels of the students are quite good, and as the level of critical thinking attitude of the students increases, their sensitivity towards protecting the integrity of the patient increases.