ArticleBMC nursing2025
The relationship between ethical sensitivity, caring behavior and quality of care in nurses: A systematic review.
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- Study of the effect of teaching ethical principles using the flipped classroom method on moral distress and moral sensitivity in NICU and PICU nurses.BMC medical ethics · 2026Trial
- Ethical Sensitivity as Mediator Between Conflict and Decision-Making: A Cross-Sectional Study of ICU Nurses.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Observational
- Educational and Professional Development Interventions to Strengthen Empathy, Compassion, and Relational Care Among Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Review
- Understanding ethical encounters in a hospital setting: a qualitative study.BMC medical ethics · 2026Article
- Geographic barriers and transportation burden in rural cancer care: a GIS-based assessment of support needs among non-cohabiting family caregivers.Journal of rural medicine : JRM · 2026Article
- Psychometric evaluation of the ethical caring competency scale among Iranian Nurses: A methodological study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Moral sensitivity and professional quality of life in EMS personnel: a cross-sectional multicenter study.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Article
- The relationship between professional values and perceived safety climate in pediatric nurses: a cross-sectional study in Iran.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Between science and transcendence: social representations of professionals about religiosity and spirituality in pediatric terminality.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn their daily practice, nurses face difficult ethical challenges. To ensure the provision of humane care, it is imperative for nurses to be sensitive to ethical dilemmas. The main objective of this study was to investigate the correlation between ethical sensitivity, caring behavior, and the overall quality of care that is being delivered by nurses.
methodsIn accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, we conducted a thorough search of the PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and ProQuest databases to ensure a comprehensive review. Our research focused on analyzing studies that met the inclusion criteria, which included publications from the year 2000 up until the end of August 2024. These studies were selected based on their investigation of the relationship between ethical sensitivity, caring behavior, and the quality of care provided by nurses. The exclusion criteria for this study included not having access to full-text articles, articles written in languages other than Persian and English, protocol studies, case studies, brief reports, reviews, and qualitative studies. The assessment of quality was performed using the JBI tool.
resultsOut of the 2957 records that were retrieved, only 11 studies were ultimately selected and included in this review. Among these included studies, 6 specifically focused on examining the correlation between ethical sensitivity and caring behavior displayed by nurses, while the remaining 5 studies focused on exploring the relationship between ethical sensitivity and the quality of care in nurses. The results of this study discovered that ethical sensitivity has the potential to significantly influence the caring behavior and quality of care provided by nurses.
conclusionThe quality of nursing care can be influenced by ethical sensitivity; therefore, it is advisable to arrange regular training programs in clinical settings to educate nurses on ethical principles, with the goal of fostering their ethical sensitivity.
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