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<Articles JournalTitle="Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2008-0387</Issn>
      <Volume>18</Volume>
      <Issue>0</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>11</Month>
        <Day>16</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Investigating the relationship between moral sensitivity and missed nursing care among nurses: a cross-sectional study</title>
    <FirstPage>1524</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>1524</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Reza</FirstName>
        <LastName>Abdollahi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">PhD Student of Nursing, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Haleh</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ghavami</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Associate Professor of Nursing, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>03</Month>
        <Day>06</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>11</Month>
        <Day>16</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Missed nursing care is a significant issue in healthcare systems that can compromise patient safety. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between moral sensitivity and missed nursing care among nurses. This descriptive-correlational study was conducted in 2024. A sample of 120 nurses from the internal and surgical wards of educational hospitals in Urmia was selected using quota sampling. Data collection tools included a demographic information form, Lutzen&#x2019;s Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire, and Kalisch&#x2019;s Missed Nursing Care Questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed using Pearson&#x2019;s correlation coefficient, multiple regression, independent t-test, and one-way ANOVA in SPSS version 26. The mean score for moral sensitivity was 76.45 &#xB1; 4.7, and for missed nursing care, it was 46.45 &#xB1; 5.5. A significant inverse correlation was observed between moral sensitivity and missed nursing care (r = -0.25, P &lt; 0.05). Additionally, education level and work shift were significantly associated with missed nursing care (P &lt; 0.05). The findings indicate that higher moral sensitivity among nurses is associated with a lower incidence of missed nursing care. Therefore, it is recommended that managers develop programs to enhance nurses&#x2019; moral sensitivity to reduce missed nursing care and improve the quality of nursing care.&#xA0;</abstract>
    <web_url>https://jmehm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmehm/article/view/1524</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://jmehm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmehm/article/download/1524/479</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
