Evaluation the effect of work conscientiousness and moral sensitivity with ethical stress in nurses working in intensive care units in educational and therapeutic centers affiliated to Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

Conscientiousness is a factor that causes the order in the work and the sense of doing the duty in individuals. But sometimes they consider conscientiousness rather than work ethics; nurses make ethical decisions in their work environment, but in practice they can not always act on the basis of their moral obligations, and with an unfavorable experience called stress .This study was conducted on the effect of work conscientiousness and moral sensitivity with ethical stress in nurses working in intensive care units in educational and therapeutic centers affiliated to Zahedan University of Medical Sciences in 2016 , Determining the relationship between work conscience and moral sensitivity with ethical stress in nurses working in intensive care units in educational and therapeutic centers affiliated to Zahedan University of Medical Sciences in 2016-2017 A study was conducted on nurses working in 8 general sections of Zahedan city. Data were gathered through conscientiousness questionnaires, ethical sensitivity and ethical stress questionnaire. Pearson correlation coefficient, percentile and standard deviation were used for analyzing data using SPSS software version 19 There is a positive and moderate correlation between work conscience and ethical stress (P = 0.05). But there is no correlation between conscientiousness and ethical sensitivity. There is also a positive and moderate correlation between moral sensitivity and ethical stress, therefore, our research hypothesis shows that there is a significant relationship between moral sensitivity and moral stress (P = 0.01). The results of this study can be helpful for practitioners and policymakers of nursing courses; they are helpful in addressing the issues of redressing and mental health in the workplace