Effects of Moral Sensitivity and Positive Nursing Organizational Culture on Safety Nursing Activities of Nurses in Long-Term Care Hospitals

Purpose : This study was attempted to identify the moral sensitivity, positive nursing organizational culture, and safety nursing activities of nursing hospital nurses and to identify factors influencing safety nursing activities. Method : The subjects of this study conveniently extracted nurses working in six nursing hospitals with a scale of 150 beds or more. Results : As a result of the study, the moral sensitivity of the subjects was 3.1 points, the positive nursing organizational culture was 3.48 points, and the safety nursing activity was 3.47 points. As a result of analyzing moral sensitivity, positive nursing organizational culture, and safety nursing activities according to general characteristics, nurses with more than 15 years of work experience showed high levels of moral sensitivity (F=5.345, p=.002), positive nursing organizational culture (F=8.114, p<.001), and safety nursing activities (F=3.401, p=.021). Moral sensitivity showed a significant positive correlation with positive nursing organizational culture (r=.429, p<.001), and a significant positive correlation with safety nursing activities (r=.300, p=.003). The positive nursing organizational culture showed a positive correlation with safety nursing activities (r=.135, p=.190), but it was not statistically significant. As a result of regression analysis, it was statistically significant(F=4.132, p<.001), and the total explanatory power was 21.7%. The factors influencing the safety management activities of nursing hospital nurses were significant factors influencing nursing hospital work experience(β=.540, p<0.05) and moral sensitivity(β=.264, p<0.05). Conclusion : Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to strengthen patient safety education according to career to promote institutional support and safety nursing activities so that moral sensitivity of nursing hospital nurses can be applied to practice through ethics education and case-based learning.