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Comparative study of perceptions of work environment and moral sensitivity among Japanese and Norwegian nurses
Author(s) -
Bégat Ingrid,
Ikeda Noriko,
Amemiya Takiko,
Emiko Konishi,
Iwasaki Akiko,
Severinsson Elisabeth
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2004.00192.x
Subject(s) - norwegian , psychology , anxiety , perspective (graphical) , perception , social psychology , nursing , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , philosophy , linguistics , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , computer science
The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between work environment and moral sensitivity among Japanese ( n = 138) and Norwegian nurses ( n = 71), and to compare the results from a sociocultural perspective using a descriptive‐correlational design. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results point to a significant relationship between work environment and moral sensitivity for both groups of nurses. In comparison, the Japanese nurses were more focused on ‘patient centered oriented care’, reported ‘work engagement’, seeking ‘meaning in difficult caring situations’ and ‘following rules’. In addition, they ranked the factor ‘values in action of patient care’ as significant and ‘relation to superior and colleagues’ and ‘job stress and anxiety’ ranked significant to ‘moral conflicts’. The Norwegian nurses were more independent, which was correlated with moderate significance with ‘job stress and anxiety’. A significant correlation was found between ‘physical and mental symptoms’ and ‘moral conflicts’ among Norwegian nurses.