Investigating the relationship between the ethical atmosphere of the hospital and the ethical behavior of Iranian nurses
نویسندگان
1 Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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3 Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Modeling in Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
4 Department of Health Community, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: The ethical guidelines and ethical atmosphere of the hospital affect the qualityof nursing care. Improving the health of patients in most cases depends on the observance ofethical points and ethical behaviors by nurses. The aim of this study was to determine the effect ofhospital ethics and ethical training guidelines on improving the quality of nursing care and nurses’professional ethics.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a descriptive‑analytical study. This study was performed bymulti‑stage relative cluster sampling on 260 qualified nurses in 2014. Data were collected using theHospital Ethical Climate Questionnaire and the Judgments about Nursing Decisions Questionnaireand analyzed using SPSS software version 19.RESULTS: The results showed that nurses’ perceptions of the ethical climate of hospitals wererelatively positive. The ethical behavior of nurses was moderate and good. Nurses’ perception of theethical climate scores was not related to the ideal ethical behavior of nurses (r = 0.11, P = 0.86).Theethical climate perceptions of nurses were related to real workplace ethical behavior score (r = 0.188,P = 0.002). The results also showed that ethical guidelines can improve the quality of nursing care.CONCLUSION: Considering the results of this study, it seems that holding nursing ethics trainingprograms can be a big step toward promoting the professional behavior of nurses and the observanceof professional ethics by nurses.
