Table 4 Factors influencing of ethical competence in clinical nurses (N=100)

Variables B SE ß t-value p-value
(Constant) 1.19 0.37 3.25 .002
Ethical climate 0.00 0.01 ‒.00 ‒.04 .968
Ethics guidelines familiarity 0.01 0.02 .06 .54 .592
Awareness of ethics resources 0.02 0.02 .14 1.26 .212
Ethical confidence 0.06 0.01 .53 5.15 <.001
Moral sensitivity 0.00 0.00 .09 1.04 .302
R2=.42, Adjusted R2=.39, F=12.38, p<.001