A study of the relationship between professional values and ethical climate and nurses’ professional quality of life in Iran
Objective: To explore the relationship between nursing professional values and ethical climate and nurses’ professional quality of life. Methods: The present study is a descriptive, cross-sectional work in which 400 nurses from various wards of hospitals in the south-east of Iran were studied. Data...
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doaj-365be7fade234377ad55e454acfb9c2e2020-11-25T03:45:53ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Nursing Sciences2352-01322020-07-0173313319A study of the relationship between professional values and ethical climate and nurses’ professional quality of life in IranBanafsheh Tehranineshat0Camellia Torabizadeh1Mostafa Bijani2Department of Nursing and Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Nursing and Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Medical Surgical Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran; Corresponding author.Objective: To explore the relationship between nursing professional values and ethical climate and nurses’ professional quality of life. Methods: The present study is a descriptive, cross-sectional work in which 400 nurses from various wards of hospitals in the south-east of Iran were studied. Data were collected using a questionnaire consisting of four sections: demographics, Nurses’ Professional Values Scale-Revised (NPVS-R), the Hospital Ethical Climate Survey (HECS), and the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL). Results: The total mean scores for professional values were 105.29 ± 15.60. The total mean score for the ethical climate was 100.09 ± 17.11. The mean scores for the indexes of compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress were 45.29 ± 8.93, 34.38 ± 6.84, and 32.15 ± 7.02 respectively. The relationships between professional values and the indexes of compassion satisfaction (r = 0.56), burnout (r = 0.26), and secondary traumatic stress (r = 0.18) were found to be positive and significant (P < 0.001). Also, the relationships between ethical climate and the items of compassion satisfaction (r = 0.60, P < 0.001), burnout (r = 0.15, P = 0.002) were found to be positive and significant. Conclusion: An understanding of nurses’ perception of professional values and improving the ethical climate at work can help nursing administrators identify more effective strategies toward increasing compassion satisfaction and lessening burnout and work-related stress.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235201322030082XHospital nursing staffProfessional roleNursing ethicsProfessional quality of lifeIran |
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A study of the relationship between professional values and ethical climate and nurses’ professional quality of life in Iran |
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A study of the relationship between professional values and ethical climate and nurses’ professional quality of life in Iran |
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A study of the relationship between professional values and ethical climate and nurses’ professional quality of life in Iran |
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study of the relationship between professional values and ethical climate and nurses’ professional quality of life in iran |
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International Journal of Nursing Sciences |
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Objective: To explore the relationship between nursing professional values and ethical climate and nurses’ professional quality of life. Methods: The present study is a descriptive, cross-sectional work in which 400 nurses from various wards of hospitals in the south-east of Iran were studied. Data were collected using a questionnaire consisting of four sections: demographics, Nurses’ Professional Values Scale-Revised (NPVS-R), the Hospital Ethical Climate Survey (HECS), and the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL). Results: The total mean scores for professional values were 105.29 ± 15.60. The total mean score for the ethical climate was 100.09 ± 17.11. The mean scores for the indexes of compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress were 45.29 ± 8.93, 34.38 ± 6.84, and 32.15 ± 7.02 respectively. The relationships between professional values and the indexes of compassion satisfaction (r = 0.56), burnout (r = 0.26), and secondary traumatic stress (r = 0.18) were found to be positive and significant (P < 0.001). Also, the relationships between ethical climate and the items of compassion satisfaction (r = 0.60, P < 0.001), burnout (r = 0.15, P = 0.002) were found to be positive and significant. Conclusion: An understanding of nurses’ perception of professional values and improving the ethical climate at work can help nursing administrators identify more effective strategies toward increasing compassion satisfaction and lessening burnout and work-related stress. |
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Hospital nursing staff Professional role Nursing ethics Professional quality of life Iran |
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