Abstract
Background:Commitment to ethics usually results in nurses’ better professional performance and advancement. Professional self-concept of nurses refers to their information and beliefs about their roles, values, and behaviors. The objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between nurses’ professional self-concept and professional ethics in hospitals affiliated to Jahrom University of Medical Sciences.Methods:This cross sectional-analytical study was conducted in 2014. The 270 participants were practicing nurses and head-nurses at the teaching hospitals of Peimanieh and Motahari in Jahrom University of Medical Science. Sampling was based on sencus method. Data was collected using Cowin's Nurses’ self-concept questionnaire (NSCQ) and the researcher-made questionnaire of professional ethics.Results:The average of the sample's professional self-concept score was 6.48±0.03 out of 8. The average of the sample's commitment to professional ethics score was 4.08±0.08 out of 5. Based on Pearson's correlation test, there is a significant relationship between professional ethics and professional self-concept (P=0.01, r=0.16).Conclusion:In view of the correlation between professional self-concept and professional ethics, it is recommended that nurses’ self-concept, which can boost their commitment to ethics, be given more consideration.
Highlights
As an independent field of study in medical sciences, nursing is committed to providing optimal medical, clinical, and therapeutic services to maintain and improve health in the society (Jolaee et al, 2010).Ethics have become integral to satisfactory nursing and nurses are expected to observe the standard professional ethics and principles that are intrinsic to a medical relationship (Tefag, Nikbakht Nasrabadi, Mehran, & Dinmohammadi, 2004)
Based on Pearson’s correlation test, there is a significant relationship between professional ethics and professional self-concept (P=0.01, r=0.16)
In view of the correlation between professional self-concept and professional ethics, it is recommended that nurses’ self-concept, which can boost their commitment to ethics, be given more consideration
Summary
As an independent field of study in medical sciences, nursing is committed to providing optimal medical, clinical, and therapeutic services to maintain and improve health in the society (Jolaee et al, 2010).Ethics have become integral to satisfactory nursing and nurses are expected to observe the standard professional ethics and principles that are intrinsic to a medical relationship (Tefag, Nikbakht Nasrabadi, Mehran, & Dinmohammadi, 2004). Regardless of their specialties, need guidance in making ethical decisions at work: if ethics are ignored, nurses’ professional performance will suffer (Hassanpoor, Hosseini, Fallahi Khoshknab, & Abbaszadeh, 2011). Nursing graduates sometimes doubt if the care they provide is in accordance with professional ethics, which results in low self-confidence and stress (Borhani, Alhani, Mohammadi, & Abbaszadeh, 2011), and may even cause them to request transfer. Nurses should actively behave based on their professional ethics, so that they can act efficiently during clinical decision-making. Commitment to ethics usually results in nurses’ better professional performance and advancement. The objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between nurses’ professional self-concept and professional ethics in hospitals affiliated to Jahrom University of Medical Sciences
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