The relationship between moral intelligence and attitudes toward patient safety among nurses working in a teaching hospital of Dezful in 2021

Introduction:: Nursing is a human profession that is inherently linked with ethical issues. Moral intelligence can provide a framework for the proper functioning of human beings and is considered as a predictor of behavior. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between moral intelligence and attitudes toward patient safety among of nurses working in a teaching hospital of Dezful in 2021. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive-correlational study. The study population included 200 nurses working in Ganjavian teaching hospital of Dezful in 2021 and participants were selected by convenience sampling method. Data collection instruments included demographic characteristics questionnaire, Lennick's & Kiel's Moral Intelligence Questionnaire and the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ). Data analysis was carried out using descriptive and analytical statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis in SPSS ver. 21 and P-value<0.05 was considered as the significance level. Results: The results of Pearson correlation coefficient showed a positive and significant correlation between all dimensions of moral intelligence and nurses' attitudes toward patient safety (r= 0.431, p<0.0001). The results of regression test showed that moral intelligence plays a role in explaining the variable of nurses' attitudes toward patient safety (R2 = 0.185). Conclusion: Moral intelligence plays a role in predicting nurses 'attitudes toward patients' safety. Therefore, it seems that nurses 'attitudes toward patients' safety can be improved by increasing moral intelligence through training workshops