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Hadi Jafari Manesh, Mehdi Ranjbaran, Katayon Vakilian, Reza Tajik, Amir Almasi-Hashiani,
Volume 6, Issue 6 (2-2014)
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Assessing nursing students’ level of respect for ethical codes of nursing is essential as these students are the future health care providers. There is a need to check observance of ethics codes among students, because that will determine ethics education and training needs. This study aimed to assess nursing students’ compliance with professional ethical codes and some of the relevant factors.This is a descriptive-analytic and cross-sectional study performed by census on 118 nursing students who were training in hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. The data gathering tool consisted of a questionnaire including demographic information, and another questionnaire which was developed by the researcher based on studies in Iran and throughout the world.The ethical codes that were respected most included "principles of conflict management" and then "respect for the medical staff". "Respect for patients' rights" and "patient education" received less consideration. Grade point average, gender, marital status, interest in nursing and likelihood to work in nursing had significant association with respect for ethics codes.The results of this study can be used in developing courses on nursing ethics and educating nurses on the subject, and could be of special interest to health planners and policy makers.
Sepideh Mohammadi, Tajmohammad Arazi,
Volume 7, Issue 5 (1-2015)
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Nowadays academic life is closely related to the issue of publication. Consequently, there are numerous challenges in naming authors of scientific papers and publication ethics in general, making it essential to identify the various problems in this area. The present article acquires a historical view to investigate the challenges and solutions related to this topic.This is a review article based on a search of scientific databases from 1985 to 2014. Honorary authorship, coercion authorship, ghost authorship and non-compliance are instances of ethical issues in naming authors. To solve these problems, several agencies have provided ethical guidelines in this respect including the International Council of Medical Journals Editors (ICMJE), contributorship, objective measurement tools and the National Directory of Ethics in Medical Research Publications. Nevertheless, studies point to the existence of problems in this area.In order to solve the existing issues, the evaluation system of scientific and research organizations should propel quantity-oriented evaluation over quality oriented criteria. We also believe that the educational system, specifically in the post graduate period, can affect scientific research and publication ethics to a great extent and thus promote ethical conduct in students and researchers.
Majid Ramezan, Mohammad Ebrahim Sanjaghi, Hossein Tajabadi, Zahra Sajadi,
Volume 11, Issue 0 (3-2018)
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The increasing number of social and individual problems caused by occupational stress have been indicative of the ineffectiveness of the previous models despite many attempts. This article is intended to measure the current status of organizations in order to correct and reduce staff stress. After obtaining the reliability and validity of the model derived from the review of literature and interviews and the questionnaire of expert opinion, the model test required a field study, so a researcher-made questionnaire was developed with the allocation of 90 items. The questionnaire was prepared for distribution in the high-stress zone of six hospitals including public, military, and private hospitals. After receiving the opinions of the employees in the high-stress zones and analyzing the findings of the statistical population, the conceptual model of occupational stress management from the point view of Islam was obtained and it was based on "God-belief, continuity of life after death and centrality of ethics". Considering that hospitals are one of the most important occupational organizations, the model test was used in the high-stress zones of hospitals' and proved the researchers’ hypothesis. So, the obligation to strengthen religious beliefs was explained in these organizations and the model of occupational stress management of employees from the Islamic point of view was confirmed by assessing the status of organizations. The indicators, components, and dimensions of the above model can be used by authorities of health policy such as Iranian medical council, the ministry of health and medical education, and medical sciences’ universities.
Sasan Moogahi, Masoumeh Tajik, Maria Cheraghi, Farkhondeh Jamshidi,
Volume 13, Issue 0 (3-2020)
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Privacy is a basic principle of humanity and one of the most important fundamental rights of every human, that adherence to it is required particularly in health care organizations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate privacy level of elderly patients in educational and medical centers of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. This cross-sectional study was performed on 230 elderly patients hospitalized in internal and surgical wards of educational and medical centers of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of medical sciences. Data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire. The questionnaire was prepared in two dimensions of psychological with 11 questions and physical with 18 questions. Validity of the questionnaire was evaluated by experts and professors. Results showed that 62.2% (143 people) of the patients were female and the rest were male. In terms of adherence to privacy, 47.13% of women and 51.75% of men evaluated it as high and 13.79% of women and 20.28% of men evaluated it as poor. The level of privacy in terms of gender of the patient, nurse, and the physician in charge were statistically different (P-value<0.05). However, there was no significant difference between adherence to privacy and age and occupation of patient before retirement, marital status of nurse, and physician in charge (P-value> 0.05). Training of nurses, physicians, personnel, and health care providers to enhance privacy of elderly patients and reinforce supervisory performance of managers and authorities is necessary.
Hoda Ahmari Tehran, Ahmad Mashkoori, Tayebeh Ilaghinezad, Maryam Tajadini,
Volume 17, Issue 0 (Supplement of 11th Annual Iranian Congress of Medical Ethics 2024)
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Research shows that stress in medical students leads to burnout and a loss of respect for patients’ rights. These declines in mood and an increase in malpractice are particularly evident during the internship period. On the other hand, literature highlights the importance of reflective practice in education. This study investigates the effect of using student reflective narratives on observing dignity and respect for patients’ rights in clinical education. A mixed-methods study based on reflective learning theories (Gibbs' Reflective Model) was conducted over 12 months with 48 intern students. In a quasi-experimental design, 38 medical students were randomly assigned to either an intervention or a control group. Only students in the intervention group were allowed to engage in conversations with patients and inquire whether they had properly respected the patients’ rights and dignity. The students then reflected on their performances. In the first week, a pretest was conducted in both groups. The intervention group received reflective education and participated in reflection writing during the second and third weeks. In the final week, a post-test was conducted for both groups. To explore students’ perceptions of the effectiveness of reflecting on their performance, a qualitative content analysis was carried out, including 12 semi-structured interviews and 144 reflection notes. The mean scores of students’ performance regarding respect for patients in the intervention group improved significantly in the post-test (12.32 ± 1.21) compared to the pretest (9.85 ± 1.39) (p < 0.05). An independent t-test indicated that the difference in post-test scores between the two groups was significant (p = 0.01). From the interviews, four main themes emerged: improving empathy and understanding patients’ feelings, paying attention to patients’ humanistic dimensions, respecting patients’ autonomy and rights, and promoting interpersonal communication skills. This study demonstrated the positive emotional effects of reflective narrative writing interventions on medical students in observing dignity and respecting patients' rights. It is recommended to incorporate reflective narratives into medical education programs to enhance these qualities.
Mostafa Roshanzadeh, Ali Taj, Somayeh Mohammadi,
Volume 17, Issue 1 (3-2024)
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In the current health system conditions, the strategies adopted by nursing managers in their ethical decision-making can lead to different results for patients, nurses, and health systems. Therefore, the present study aimed to explain ethical decision-making strategies implemented by nursing managers. The present study was conducted using qualitative content analysis in 2022 at Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences. A total of 18 nursing managers were selected through purposive sampling and were interviewed using in-depth unstructured individual interviews. Data were analyzed using the method proposed by Graneheim and Lundman. The results revealed one main category (human-centeredness) and three subcategories (customer-centeredness, valuing employees’ dignity, and the conflict between respecting the rights of patients and employees and adhering to organizational policies). Nursing managers attempted to make their ethical decisions based on the principle of humanism by using customer-centeredness strategies, valuing employees’ dignity, and prioritizing the rights of individuals and employees over organizational rules. The results of the present study showed nursing managers make decisions in line with respecting the rights of patients and employees. However, sometimes these decisions conflict with the interests of organizations. In this regard, the existing obstacles that create the conditions for such conflicts should be identified. Increasing organizational commitment in managers can also be effective in decisions that benefit different groups of customers, personnel, and health organizations.
