Nurses' Adherence to Professional Nursing Code of Ethics and Quality of Nursing Care Satisfaction

April 14, 2024 updated by: Nagah Abd El-Fattah Mohamed Aly, Matrouh University

Critical and Medical-Surgical Nurses' Adherence to Professional Nursing Code of Ethics and Quality of Nursing Care Satisfaction

Nursing code of ethics is an essential part of nursing professional practice. Nurses' adherence to a code of ethics is an important pillar of improving their performance, providing good nursing care and achieving patient satisfaction.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Nursing code of ethics is an essential part of nursing professional practice. Nurses' adherence to a code of ethics is an important pillar of improving their performance, providing good nursing care and achieving patient satisfaction.This study aimed to examine relationship between nurses' adherence to an Egyptian professional nursing code of ethical practice and patient satisfaction with quality of nursing care in critical and medical-surgical care units.

Study Type

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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400

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 002
        • Faculty of Nursing, Matrouh University

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Nurses: A convenience sampling was carried out on 400 nurses; 200 nurses in critical care units and 200 nurses in medical-surgical care units.400 alert, conscious and educated patients

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Nurses

    • willing to participate in the study
    • work in surgical intensive and critical care units
    • Sign a consent

  • Patients

    • Alert, conscious and educated patients
    • More than 18 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Nurses

    • Work in outpatient units and other units
    • Did not sign a consent

  • Patients

    • Unaware or could not communicate
    • less than 18 years old

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Questionnaire to measure source of nurses' knowledge about Egyptian code of ethics
Time Frame: one month
source of nurses' knowledge about Egyptian code of ethics as assessed using a binary scale of yes=1 and no =0.
one month
Observational checklist to measure
Time Frame: one month
nurses' adherence to an Egyptian professional nursing code of ethical practice as assessed using three ranking scales (never practice (0 points) or sometimes practice (0.5 points) and always practice (1 point).
one month
Questionnaire to measure patient satisfaction with the quality of nursing care
Time Frame: one month
Patient satisfaction with quality of nursing care as assessed using five Likert scales ranging from 1 = poor and 5 = excellent.
one month

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Matrouh University

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Study Director: Wael M. Lotfy, Ph.D, Faculty of Nursing, Matrouh University, Egypt
  • Principal Investigator: Nagah Abd El-Fattah Mohamed Aly, Ph.D, Faculty of Nursing, Matrouh University, Egypt
  • Study Chair: Safaa M. El-Shanawany, Ph.D, Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
  • Study Chair: Maha Ghanem, Ph.D, Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
  • Principal Investigator: Hanaa Abbass, Ph.D, Faculty of Nursing, Matrouh University , Egypt
  • Principal Investigator: Maysa Elbiaa, Ph.D, Faculty of Nursing, Matrouh University , Egypt

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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December 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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February 28, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
February 28, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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April 14, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 14, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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April 17, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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April 17, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 14, 2024

Last Verified

Last Verified

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April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 0305899

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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