Table 2.
A descriptive analysis of PCQ items of the nursing staff working in older people care
| Item no | Question | % responses for each score. range 1–6 1 2 3 4 5 6 | % agree/not agree |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCQ 1 | The voice of conscience must be interpreted (Demanding sensitivity) | 9.5 10.8 5.7 19.0 28.5 26.6 | 74.1/25.9 |
| PCQ 2 | You need an inner peace to be able to hear the voice of conscience (Demanding sensitivity) | 8.8 6.3 7.5 12.5 32.5 32.5 | 77.5/22.5 |
| PCQ 3 | We cannot avoid the voice of conscience (Warning signal) | 11.3 4.4 3.8 10.7 30.8 39.0 | 80.5/19.5 |
| PCQ 4 | Our conscience warns us against hurting ourselves (Warning signal) | 10.7 6.3 6.9 9.4 37.7 28.9 | 76.1/23.9 |
| PCQ 5 | Our conscience warns us against hurting others (Warning signal) | 5.7 6.4 1.3 8.3 38.2 40.1 | 86.6/13.4 |
| PCQ 6 | We should follow our conscience no matter what other people think (Authority) | 3.9 3.9 2.6 9.2 33.6 46.7 | 89.5/10.5 |
| PCQ 7 | In my workplace I can express what my conscience tells me (Asset) | 5.6 6.2 5.6 15.5 43.5 23.6 | 82.6/17.4 |
| PCQ 8 | I follow my conscience in my work (Asset) | 1.9 6.4 3.2 12.2 35.3 41.0 | 88.5/11.5 |
| PCQ 9 | Our conscience can give us wrong signals (Depending on culture) | 21.1 19.7 7.2 16.4 19.1 16.4 | 52.0/48.0 |
| PCQ 10 | Our conscience fades away if we do not listen to it (Authority & Demanding sensitivity) | 9.6 9.6 1.9 16.6 26.8 35.7 | 79.0/21.0 |
| PCQ 11 | I have to deaden my conscience in order to keep working in healthcare (Burden) | 28.1 35.0 8.8 6.9 13.1 8.1 | 28.1/71.9 |
| PCQ 12 | My conscience is far too strict (Burden) | 8.9 9.6 10.2 21.0 28.7 21.7 | 71.3/28.7 |
| PCQ 13 | Our conscience expresses our social values (Depending on culture) | 1.9 7.6 5.1 19.7 38.2 27.4 | 85.4/14.6 |
| PCQ 14 | God speaks through our conscience (Authority) | 5.6 2.5 5.2 21.7 26.1 39.1 | 87.0/13.0 |
| PCQ 15 | When I follow my conscience, I develop as a human being (Authority) | 0.6 3.1 6.8 12.4 35.4 41.6 | 89.4/10.6 |
| PCQ 16 | When I cannot live up to the standards, I set for myself, I get a troubled conscience (Burden) | 5.0 6.2 5.0 16.8 36.6 30.4 | 83.9/16.1 |