EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM ON NURSES` PERFORMANCE TOWARD APPLICATION OF THE ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
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Abstract
“ethical Consideration” to refer to ethically rule, principle related to ethical code and ethical issues which is the basic and important when child care and management to protect child rights. Nurses as one of the health service providers and members in the health system who are responsible for giving care to the patients based on ethical issues. [1, 32]. Aims of this study to assess nurses performance about ethical consideration and to determine the effectiveness of an instructional program about ethical consideration on nurses performance. Also to examining the relationship between nurse performance and their demographic characteristics. Design: quasi- experimental design two groups (one-group study pretest–posttest and one group control design). Methods: Non-experimental sample consisted of 50 nurse who worked during the data collection phase in the units of hospital. Data collection process started January 2023 - June 2024. The data collection tool checklist observation that reflect the main components of the Iraqi Code of Ethics.Results: The study showed improvement after the ethical intervention program in the nurse’s performance