Falcó Pegueroles, Anna M. (Anna Marta)Lluch Canut, Ma. TeresaMartínez Estalella, GemmaZabalegui Yárnoz, AdelaidaDelgado-Hito, PilarVia-Clavero, GemmaGuàrdia-Olmos, Joan, 1958-2026-01-122026-01-122016-03-030964-3397https://hdl.handle.net/2445/225309Objectives: To analyse the level of exposure of nurses to ethical conflict and determine the relationship between this exposure, sociodemographic variables and perceptions of the clinical environment. Design and setting: Prospective and descriptive correlational study conducted at 10 intensive care units in two tertiary hospitals affiliated to the University of Barcelona. Sociodemographic and professional data were recorded from a questionnaire and then the previously validated Ethical Conflict in Nursing Questionnaire-Critical Care Version was administered to obtain data regarding experiences of ethical conflict. Results: Two hundred and three nurses (68.6%) participated in the study, of whom only 11.8% had training in bioethics. Exposure to ethical conflict was moderate with a x¯=182.35 (SD=71.304; [0-389]). The realisation that analgesia is ineffective and the administration of treatment without having participated in the decision-making process were the most frequently reported ethical conflicts. Professionals who perceived their environment as supportive for dealing with ethical conflicts reported lower levels of these events (p=0.001). Conclusions: Ethical conflict is an internal problem but it is strongly influenced by certain variables and environmental conditions. The involvement of nurses in the decision-making processes regarding the care of critically ill patients emerges as a factor that protects against ethical conflicts.23 p.application/pdfengcc-by-nc-nd (c) Elsevier Ltd., 2016http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Personal sanitariInfermeria en cures intensivesCompetències professionalsMedical personnelIntensive care nursingVocational qualificationsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article6553162026-01-12info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess26796289