Objective: To present the content validation by experts as an essential step in validation, translation and cultural adaptation of psychometric instruments, having the example of the questionnaire of moral sensitivity in Portugal and Brazil. Method: This is a methodological study, with a committee of twelve experts, seven from Brazil and five from Portugal. The data collection and analysis occurred in 2015, bet...
Objective: to characterize the profile and describe the moral sensitivity of primary health care nurses. Method: this is a quantitative, transversal, exploratory, descriptive study. The data were collected through the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire translated and adapted to Brazil. 100 primary health care nurses participated, from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The data collection took place during the months of M...
Working in the health field requires that professionals master means and tools for resolving the ethical dilemmas they face. We conducted an integrative review of the literature in health-related databases. We included original research articles, reports of experience, theoretical studies, case studies and editorials, in English, Spanish and Portuguese carried out with healthcare teams that included nurses. The...