Abstract
Moral comfort, an emerging concept in nursing, is defined as an individual's feelings of ease with decisions and actions related to a moral dilemma. Moral comfort for nurses is the positive outcome of a moral situation or dilemma, while moral distress, a widely explored issue in nursing, is the negative outcome. However, nursing literature on the concept of moral comfort is limited. While several instruments to measure moral distress exist, an instrument to measure moral comfort was not found. The Moral Comfort Questionnaire (MCQ) was theoretically developed. The purpose of this study was psychometric evaluation of this new 35-item instrument.
Sigma Membership
Iota Xi at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Pilot/Exploratory Study
Keywords:
Moral Comfort, Moral Distress, Instrument Development, Psychometric Evaluation
Advisor
Ruth M. Tappen
Second Advisor
Joy Longo
Third Advisor
Katherine Freeman-Costin
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
Florida Atlantic University
Degree Year
2020
Recommended Citation
Bermudez, Natalie, "Psychometric evaluation of the moral comfort questionnaire among hospital-based direct-care registered nurses" (2021). Dissertations. 1144.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1144
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2021-08-10
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 27829931; ProQuest document ID: 2414044095. The author still retains copyright.