Table 4.

Influential factors of ethical decision-making

Variables	β	Standard error	p-value	95% confidence interval
Moral sensitivity	0.852	0.134	< 0.001	0.587, 1.117
Age	0.166	0.220	0.450	− 0.268, 0.600
Education level (ref. BSN or lower)
MSN or higher	− 4.456	5.447	0.415	− 15.214, 6.302
Department (ref. wards)
ICU	− 7.018	3.291	0.035	− 13.517, − 0.518
Ethics education (ref. none)
1–10 h	10.462	4.551	0.023	1.472, 19.452
> 10 h	20.450	5.689	< 0.001	9.214, 31.686
Job satisfaction	5.273	1.119	< 0.001	3.064, 7.483
Ethical conflict score	− 2.260	1.040	0.031	− 4.315, − 0.205

(Multiple R-squared: 0.4585, Adjusted R-squared: 0.4312)

BSN: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, MSN: Master of Science in Nursing, ICU: Intensive Care Unit