Nurses' perceptions of the ethical climate existing in educational and medical centers

3Chronic Disease Home Care Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran; Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences:Vol. 4, issue 2; 42-48

Published online:Jun 01, 2017

Article type:Research Article

Received:Feb 17, 2017

Accepted:Apr 30, 2017

How to Cite:Arezoo ShayanHassan AhmadiniaMarzieh HasanianNurses' perceptions of the ethical climate existing in educational and medical centers.J Nurs Midwifery Sci.4(2):e140545.https://doi.org/10.4103/2345-5756.231744.

Abstract

Background and Purpose: Organizational ethical climate (EC) refers to the shared perceptions of the ethical issues and the way of practicing these issues in the organization. Ethical values play an important role in the nurses' behavior; moreover, the performance of the nurses may be affected by the EC of the nursing sectors. Regarding this, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the nurses' perceptions of the EC in the training and medical centers of Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran, in 2016.

Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 259 nurses, working at the training and medical centers of Hamedan University of Medical Sciences in 2016. The research instruments included a demographic form and the standard Ethical Climate Questionnaire.

Results: According to the results, the age range of the nurses was 24-60 years. The highest and lowest dimensions of the EC perceived by the nurses were the individual self-interest and global benevolence, rendering the mean values of 2.33±0.52 and 2.00±0.61, respectively. Additionally, the mean total EC was 2.10±0.27.

Conclusion: As the findings of the present study indicated, it is essential to strengthen the benevolence and ethical principles at the global level in the nursing organizations. This can be achieved through the codification of the relevant strategies in nursing. The role of middle nurse managers is very important in the promotion of the benevolence and ethical principles at the global level.

Keywords

Ethical Climate

Nurses

Perception

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Arezoo Shayan:[PubMed][Scholar]
Hassan Ahmadinia:[PubMed][Scholar]
Marzieh Hasanian:[PubMed][Scholar]