Thvalidity reliability study of the morale distress revised-scale Turkish form for pediatric nurses

Moral distress, which is defined as sıkıntı the serious endangerment of the moral integrity of the individual or the failure to act according to the basic values ​​and obligations or failing to reach the desired result moral, is experienced by almost all healthcare professionals in all health care environments. The units such as intensive care units, oncology clinics, where there is a need to make ethical decisions frequently in daily practice, are more specific in terms of experiencing moral distress. Pediatric clinics are included in these units because they include services for a traumatized group. Moral distress has been shown to adversely affect health institution, health care workers and caregiver by various studies. The first step in combating moral distress is to assess the current situation. In this study, Hamric et al. (2012), the Turkish version of the Dist Moral Distress Scale-Revised Pediatric Nurse Questionnaire, was designed to provide a new instrument specific to the field by conducting the validity and reliability study. The universe of the study, which is a descriptive planned validity and reliability study, will be composed of nurses working in pediatric hospitals in Ankara. Sample selection will not be made and the first 210 nurses will be formed. Nurse Information Form (ANNEX 1) and Moral Distress Scale-Revised Pediatric Nurse Questionnaire (ANNEX 2) will be used for data collection. After the language and scope validity study, the construct validity, explanatory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis of the scale, and internal consistency will be calculated by evaluating the Cronbach's Alpha coefficient for all items and sub-dimensions. The reliability of the scale will be examined by using the split half method.