2019 Volume 7 Pages 10-23
This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of scales that measure the ethical concerns and problems of nurses. This study was conducted on nurses and collected data using anonymous self-administered questionnaire sheets. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the construct validity, validity of external-aspect based on the relationship with the Hospital Ethical Climate Survey and the convergent validity based on the correlation with the Assessment of Belief Conflict in Relationship-14. To evaluate the reliability, the reliability coefficient omega was calculated. A total of 519 nurses were included, and the construct validity, validity of external-aspect, and convergent validity of the scales could be confirmed. The reliability coefficient omega was 0.902. We describe the measures for resolving the ethical concerns and problems of nurses, including the fostering of a favorable ethical climate and the need to prepare a process for examining the most favorable ethical actions and behaviors.
