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. 2018 Dec 19:17:55.
doi: 10.1186/s12912-018-0324-9. eCollection 2018.

Awareness of professional rules among Iranian nurses: a cross-sectional study

Azam Faraji  1 , Amir Aryan  2 , Faranak Jafari  1 , Alireza Khatony  1
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Awareness of professional rules among Iranian nurses: a cross-sectional study

Azam Faraji et al. BMC Nurs. .

Abstract

Background: One of the main responsibilities of professional nurses is protecting themselves against legal complications. Hence, they have to be sufficiently aware of the professional rules. This study examines the Iranian nurses' awareness of professional rules.

Methods: A total of 260 nurses were randomly selected from among the nurses working at various wards and included in this cross-sectional descriptive analytical study. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. The collected data were then analyzed using descriptive (mean and frequency percentage) and inferential (Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Mann-Whitney U, and Kruskal-Wallis) statistics.

Results: The nurses' mean awareness of professional rules was 28.3 ± 4.0 out of 37. There was a significant relationship between the mean awareness of the nurses and ward (p = 0.001). However, this relationship was not significant regarding demographic variables age, sex, marital status, job title, working experience, education and history of participation in retraining courses on professional rules.

Conclusion: A significant number of nurses were not adequately aware of professional rules, which can put them and their working organization at serious risks. Some measures such as holding web-based or in-person training courses and providing educational booklets and pamphlets can be helpful in this regard.

Keywords: Knowledg; Nurse; Rules.

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Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethical Review Committee of KUMS. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.All the participants consented to publish the study in BMC nursing Journal.The authors declares there is no competing interest.Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

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