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Background: Moral sensitivity of nurses; It increases their ethical decision-making skills, professional satisfaction and quality of care, and therefore improves their professionalism. Aim: This study has been conducted to determine the effect of nurses' moral sensitivity on their professionalism. Method: The research was carried out with 439 nurses. As data collection tools, The Introductory Information Form, the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire (MSQ) and Behavioral Inventory of Professionalism in Nursing (BIPN) have been used. Before starting the application of the study, permission from the ethics committee, institutional permission from the institutions where the study was conducted, and informed consent from the participants were obtained. Results: In the study, the MSQ Cronbach α value has been calculated as 0.87 and BIPN Cronbach α value has been calculated as 0.71. It has been determined that 95.0% of the nurses are women, 68.4% of whom are married and 73.1% of whom have childrenIt has been determined that 66.1% of the nurses preferred their profession at their own will, 52.8% of whom have professional satisfaction and 64.0% of whom are satisfied with their profession. In the study, while MSQ total scores decrease, BIPN total scores increase. Conclucion: It has been determined that the moral sensitivity and professionalism level of the nurses are moderate and affect each other.

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