Background & aim: The issue of ethics is considered as an essential element in all health professions, especially in the nursing profession. Due to the importance of ethics in nursing practice, the present study was conducted to determine the level of professional ethics from nurses' perspective and its related factors in educational and medical centers in Hamadan. Methods: This research was a descriptive-analytical study on 287 nurses working in educational and medical centers of Hamadan in 1398, which was conducted by proportionatestratified sampling. The data collection tool was a standard questionnaire for nurses' performance in observing professional ethics. Data were analyzed using SPSS-16 software and descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The performance of 78.8% of nurses in the study was evaluated in moderate level. In this study, the highest rate of observance of professional ethics codes was related to nurses in the field of nursing and service provision (6.65±1.08) and the lowest rate was related to nurses in the field of nursing and education and research (1.20±0.97). There was no positive and significant relationship between the demographic characteristics of nurses and the principles of professional ethics, except in the "work section" (p=0.14). Conclusion: Considering the average observance of ethical principles by nurses, it seems that improving the current situation and identifying the causes of some shortcomings in observing some areas of professional codes ethics, including in the field of education and research, should be considered by relevant officials.
Home injuries are among the causes of death and disability in toddlers. Preventing home injuries is an essential part of the child health care program. Using education-based models interventions can promote mothers’ practices regarding home injuries. This study aimed to investigate the effect of education based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) on the mothers’ preventive practices regarding toddler home injuries. A quasi-experimental study was conducted on 116 mothers referred to comprehensive health centers (58 mothers in each experimental and control group), who were selected using the cluster sampling method. Data were collected using a researcher-developed TPB questionnaire, which was validated by I-CVI (≥0.78), and CVR (≥0.79). Its reliability also confirmed by Cronbach’s alpha coefficients (.52-.93). Afterward, educational intervention was implemented in the experimental group based on TPB in four 45 to 60 minute sessions. After 2 months, the data were recollected from the two groups and analyzed using SPSS software version 16. Comparing the scores of TPB constructs (i.e., perceived behavioral control, behavioral intention, and subjective norms), and mothers’ preventive practices regarding toddler home injuries revealed no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups pre-intervention. However, after the intervention, significant differences were observed between the 2 groups in terms of awareness, the TPB constructs (except for subjective norms), and preventive practices of the mothers ( p < .001). Mothers’ preventive practices regarding toddler home injuries were improved after applying TPB; hence, it is suggested a larger study be completed to confirm the results of this theory-based education.
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