Table 2 A descriptive analysis of PCQ items of the nursing staff working in older people care

PCQ 1

The voice of conscience must be interpreted (Demanding sensitivity)

9.5 10.8 5.7 19.0 28.5 26.6

74.1/25.9

PCQ 2

You need an inner peace to be able to hear the voice of conscience (Demanding sensitivity)

8.8 6.3 7.5 12.5 32.5 32.5

77.5/22.5

PCQ 3

We cannot avoid the voice of conscience (Warning signal)

11.3 4.4 3.8 10.7 30.8 39.0

80.5/19.5

PCQ 4

Our conscience warns us against hurting ourselves (Warning signal)

10.7 6.3 6.9 9.4 37.7 28.9

76.1/23.9

PCQ 5

Our conscience warns us against hurting others (Warning signal)

5.7 6.4 1.3 8.3 38.2 40.1

86.6/13.4

PCQ 6

We should follow our conscience no matter what other people think (Authority)

3.9 3.9 2.6 9.2 33.6 46.7

89.5/10.5

PCQ 7

In my workplace I can express what my conscience tells me (Asset)

5.6 6.2 5.6 15.5 43.5 23.6

82.6/17.4

PCQ 8

I follow my conscience in my work (Asset)

1.9 6.4 3.2 12.2 35.3 41.0

88.5/11.5

PCQ 9

Our conscience can give us wrong signals (Depending on culture)

21.1 19.7 7.2 16.4 19.1 16.4

52.0/48.0

PCQ 10

Our conscience fades away if we do not listen to it (Authority & Demanding sensitivity)

9.6 9.6 1.9 16.6 26.8 35.7

79.0/21.0

PCQ 11

I have to deaden my conscience in order to keep working in healthcare (Burden)

28.1 35.0 8.8 6.9 13.1 8.1

28.1/71.9

PCQ 12

My conscience is far too strict (Burden)

8.9 9.6 10.2 21.0 28.7 21.7

71.3/28.7

PCQ 13

Our conscience expresses our social values (Depending on culture)

1.9 7.6 5.1 19.7 38.2 27.4

85.4/14.6

PCQ 14

God speaks through our conscience (Authority)

5.6 2.5 5.2 21.7 26.1 39.1

87.0/13.0

PCQ 15

When I follow my conscience, I develop as a human being (Authority)

0.6 3.1 6.8 12.4 35.4 41.6

89.4/10.6

PCQ 16

When I cannot live up to the standards, I set for myself, I get a troubled conscience (Burden)

5.0 6.2 5.0 16.8 36.6 30.4

83.9/16.1