Prioritizing and Investigating the Degree of Observing Professional Ethics Values from the Perspective of the Nurses in the Selected Hospitals
akhlāq-i pizishkī i.e., Medical Ethics,
Vol. 16 No. 47 (1401),
28 June 2022
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Page 1-11
https://doi.org/10.22037/mej.v16i47.40976
Abstract
Background and Aim: In patient care provision, observing ethical principles is prior to care delivery and observing professional ethics is among the essential components of the nursing profession. Considering this important fact, the present study was conducted with the aim of prioritizing and investigating the degree of observing professional ethics values from the perspective of the nurses in the selected hospitals in Yazd in 1400.
Methods: The present study is a descriptive cross sectional study, which was conducted in 2021 in the two selected hospitals in Yazd (A, B). The samples consisted of 100 nurses, who were selected through stratified-random method. The data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire, deriving from the 10-dimension Nursing ethical values approved by the Ministry of Health in 2011. The results were analyzed in SPSS 20 software using descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation).
Ethical Considerations: The present study has been approved by the ethics committee. Ethical considerations have been observed, including completing the written informed consent form, voluntary participation, explaining the research objectives and ensuring data confidentiality.
Results: Among the 10 dimensions of nursing ethical values, the nurses prioritized professional adherence (140±2.03), compassion and kindness (120±3.4) and promoting the awareness of professional regulations (115±1.3), respectively. In addition, 79% of the nurses assessed the degree of observing ethical values as good.
Conclusion: Considering the priority of ethical values, paying attention to professional adherence, compassion and kindness, and promoting the awareness of professional regulations in continuous nursing education programs can be effective in improving the quality of hospital performance and the degree of patient satisfaction.
Please cite this article as:
Askari R, Dehghani Ashkazari F, Shamsi F. Prioritizing and Investigating the Degree of Observing Professional Ethics Values from the Perspective of the Nurses in the Selected Hospitals. Faṣlnāmah-i akhlāq-i pizishkī, i.e., Quarterly Journal of Medical Ethics. 2022; 16(47): e23.
- Professional Ethics
- Ethical Values
- Nurses
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