RT Article
T1 Enhancing the moral courage of nurses: A modified Delphi study
JF Nursing ethics
VO 31
IS 8
SP 1441
OP 1456
A1 Huang, Mingtao
A1 Wei, Yitao
A1 Zhao, Qianqian
A1 Dong, Wenhong
A1 Mo, Nan
A2 Wei, Yitao
A2 Zhao, Qianqian
A2 Dong, Wenhong
A2 Mo, Nan
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1909418145
AB BackgroundThe urgency of ensuring adequate moral courage in clinical nursing practice is evident. However, currently, there are few formal intervention plans targeted at enhancing the moral courage of nurses.AimTo develop a training program for improving the moral courage of nurses using the modified Delphi method.Research designA modified Delphi study.Participants and research contextFrom November to December 2022, a literature review and expert group discussion were conducted to develop a preliminary training plan framework. From January to March 2023, a two-round Delphi survey was performed, and a consensus was reached regarding the plan through online questionnaires. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data.Ethical considerationsThis study was approved by the institutional ethics committee (No. 138, 30 August 2021). All participants provided written informed consent.ResultsConsensus was reached on eight themes and 33 items to strengthen the moral courage training program for nurses.ConclusionsGuided by a unified goal of moral education, a multi-level and acceptable intervention plan was designed to enhance the moral courage of nurses.
K1 Virtue
K1 Nursing Ethics
K1 Nursing Education
K1 Moral Distress
K1 moral courage
DO 10.1177/09697330231221218