Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire for Turkish Nursing Students: A Methodologic Validity and Reliability Study

Background: Nurses are expected to demonstrate a high level of ethical skills and respect the patient's rights and values.

Aim: This study aims to determine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire for Nursing Students.

Methods: This cross-sectional validity and reliability study was conducted in a private university. The total of 210 nursing students with clinical practice experience have participated in the study. Data were collected using an information form and an Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire for Nursing Students.

Results: The language and content validity for the scale was found as 0.96. The factor analysis results revealed that the questionnaire has a three-dimensional structure as in its original form. Confirmatory factor analysis results was demonstrated acceptable fit indices. The confirmatory factor analysis results show a good fit of the model. The overall Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.80.

Conclusion: The Turkish version of the Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire for Nursing Students is a valid and reliable tool. This scale can be used to evaluate ethical sensitivity level to create a chance for planning interventions to improve the ethical decision-making skills of student nurses.