Mediation effect of biomedical ethics awareness between moral sensitivity and perceived ethical confidence among nursing students

Abstract

Purpose: This study was done to identify the mediating effect of biomedical ethics awareness in the relationship between moral sensitivity and perceived ethical confidence among nursing students. Methods: Participants were 211 nursing students from 7 universities in G city. A self-report questionnaire was used to measure moral sensitivity, biomedical ethics awareness, and perceived ethical confidence. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient analysis, and multiple regression analysis using Baron and Kenny’s method Results: Moral sensitivity was significantly positively correlated with biomedical ethics awareness (r=.52, p