Table 3 Correlation among CENAS, ethics educational needs, perceived ethical confidence, moral sensitivity and ethical competence (N=100)

EM EGF AER EEN EC MS EC1
Ethical climate (EM) 1
Ethics guidelines familiarity (EGF) .47(<.001) 1
Awareness of ethics resources (AER) .41(<.001) .61(<.001) 1
Ethics educational needs (EEN) ‒.03(.783) .02(.840) .106(.299) 1
Ethical confidence (EC) .44(<.001) .45(<.001) .43(<.001) ‒.15(.139) 1
Moral sensitivity (MS) .27(.010) .12(.247) .06(.592) .01(.948) .26(.010) 1
Ethical competence (EC1) .32(.002) .38(<.001) .41(<.001) ‒.05(.620) .62(<.001) .23(.027) 1
CENAS: clinical ethics needs assessment survey.