This study explored the mediating role of moral courage in the relationship between emotional intelligence and perceptions of patient safety competence among nursing students in clinical practice.The study sample comp...This study explored the mediating role of moral courage in the relationship between emotional intelligence and perceptions of patient safety competence among nursing students in clinical practice.The study sample comprised 220 nursing students from a teaching hospital(female=93.6%;mean age=20.64 years,SD=1.78 years).Nursing students completed standardized measures of Emotional Intelligence Scale,the Moral Courage Scale,and the Health Professional Education in Patient Safety Survey.Following hierarchical regression analysis and bootstrap analysis,the results showed that emotional intelligence and moral courage significantly predicted high levels of the perceptions of patient safety competence among nursing students in clinical practice.Moreover,moral courage partially mediated the relationship emotional intelligence and perceptions of patient safety competence.The results indicate measures focused on improving emotional intelligence and moral courage levels among nursing students in clinical practice will be effective at increasing their perceptions of patient safety competence.展开更多
基金funded by the Demonstration Project for Consolidating the Scientific and Educational Support for Medical Talents(Scientific Research Team for Improving the Service Quality of“the Elderly and the Young”).
文摘This study explored the mediating role of moral courage in the relationship between emotional intelligence and perceptions of patient safety competence among nursing students in clinical practice.The study sample comprised 220 nursing students from a teaching hospital(female=93.6%;mean age=20.64 years,SD=1.78 years).Nursing students completed standardized measures of Emotional Intelligence Scale,the Moral Courage Scale,and the Health Professional Education in Patient Safety Survey.Following hierarchical regression analysis and bootstrap analysis,the results showed that emotional intelligence and moral courage significantly predicted high levels of the perceptions of patient safety competence among nursing students in clinical practice.Moreover,moral courage partially mediated the relationship emotional intelligence and perceptions of patient safety competence.The results indicate measures focused on improving emotional intelligence and moral courage levels among nursing students in clinical practice will be effective at increasing their perceptions of patient safety competence.
