Title of article
The barriers of failure to meet the codes of professional ethics from viewpoints of nursing staff in Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran in 2011
Author/Authors
Dehghani، Ali نويسنده MSc, Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, The University of Tarbiat Modares, Tehran, Iran , , Mohammadkhan-Kermanshahi، Sima نويسنده Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Mohammadkhan-Kermanshahi, Sima , Gholami Tazeabad، Morteza نويسنده Student of Master of Financial Engineering at University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran ,
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 2 سال 2013
Pages
5
From page
83
To page
87
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Compliance with nursing ethics leads to improvement in nursing care. Therefore, this study carried out to determine the barriers of failure to meet the codes of nursing ethics from the viewpoint of nursing staff.
METHODS: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on 138 nursing staff in Tehran University of Medical Sciences (Tehran, Iran) by random sampling method using a demographic questionnaire.
RESULTS: 50% of the barriers of failure in meeting with codes of professional ethics were contributed to management, 25.4% to environmental aspect, and 24.6% to individual care. Results indicated that there was no statistically significant difference between the demographic variables and the barriers of failure to meet the codes of professional ethics.
CONCLUSION: Given the management, as the most important barrier, it is suggested to enhance the awareness and knowledge of nursing ethics in nurses.
Journal title
Chronic Diseases Journal
Serial Year
2013
Journal title
Chronic Diseases Journal
Record number
1139651
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