Professional Ethics Practiced by Nurses working In Hemodialysis Unit At Zagazig Hospitals

Abstract

Nursing ethics is very important for care of client in hemodialysis unit. Aim of study was to evaluate the professional ethics practiced by nurses working in hemodialysis unit at Zagazig Hospitals. Subjects and Methods: Research design: A descriptive cross sectional design was used in this study. Setting: The study was conducted at three hemodialysis units (Al–Ahrar Hospital, Zagazig University Hospital and Alqnayat Hospital) at Zagazig Hospitals. Subjects: 90 nurses both male and female. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used for data collection, namely a structured interview questionnaire and an observational checklist. Results: The results revealed that the 60% of nurses had low knowledge regarding professional ethics, and about 97.8% had faire practice of professional ethics. Also, there was statistically significant relation between nurses' knowledge and age, gender and monthly income. Also, there was statistically significant relation between nurses' knowledge and practice regarding professional ethics. Conclusion: Nurses practice of professional ethics is better than their knowledge, but still inadequate, especially regarding justice, patient rights, documentation and confidentiality. Recommendations: pre and in-service training and continuous education will lead to enhance nurses’ knowledge and practices about professional nursing ethics. An illustrated booklet including knowledge about professional nursing ethics in nursing care of hemodialysis patients should be available in all hemodialysis units.