Ethical Performance of Neonatal Nurses in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
نویسندگان
1 Neonatal nurse, Mofid Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2 Department of Biostatistics, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Nursing Student, Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 MSc Nursing Student, Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5 MSc in Nursing, Student Research Committee, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6 Assistant Professor of Nursing, Department of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
doi
10.22037/anm.v31i4.39131چکیده
Introduction: Lack of adherence to the nursing code of ethics in neonatal wards is usually an issue in hospitals. The present study explored neonatal nurses’ adherence to the nursing code of ethics in the neonatal ward, using the Neonatal Nurses' Ethical Performance Self-Report Questionnaire and the Neonatal Nurses' Ethical Performance Observation Checklist.Methods: In this descriptive study, 132 Nurses from 5 neonatal wards from two pediatric hospitals in Tehran were recruited by census sampling.Results: The results showed that the mean score of the self-report questionnaire (86.12+10.34) and observational checklist (80.98+10.34) was within the desired performance range. The domain of improving the quality of care had the highest score (94.25+3.40) in the self-report questionnaire, and the domain of justice had the highest score (95.00+0) in the observational checklist. The domain of respect for autonomy had the lowest mean score in the self-report questionnaire (64.31+22.22) and the observational checklist (67.50+6.19). There was no significant relationship between the ethical performance score reported by nurses and nurses' demographic variables (P>0.05), and the specific condition of the neonates affected the ethical performance of nurses in neonates' demographic variables (P-value =0.002).Conclusions: The finding showed that, overall, the performance of neonatal nurses regarding ethical codes is desirable.
