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Table 4 Correlation coefficients of research variables (Pearson correlation test)

From: Correlation between moral distress and clinical competence in COVID-19 ICU nurses

Variable

Clinical competence

Utilization of clinical competence

r

P

r

P

Inappropriate allocation of responsibilities and competencies

− 0.33**

< 0.001

− 0.31**

< 0.001

Errors

− 0.29**

< 0.001

− 0.36**

< 0.001

Violation of ethical codes

− 0.35**

< 0.001

− 0.40**

< 0.001

Total moral distress

− 0.37**

< 0.001

− 0.41**

< 0.001

  1. **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
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