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Assessment of Nurses Knowledge and practice regarding Professional ethics in selected wards, at selected hospitals, Coimbatore.
Research approach
Research design
Population
Sampling technique
30 samples
Setting
PSG Hospitals
Data Collection
Study Variables- Demographic Variables- Age, Sex, Religion,
Knowledge on Professional ethics Education, Total years of clinical experience,
Observational checklist on Professional Years of experience in ICU, Position held…
ethics Data analysis
Descriptive Statistics
Inferential Statistics
•Percentage and frequency •Correlation
•Mean and standard deviation •Chi-square
Inferential statistics :
Karl pearson co-relation co-efficient was used to correlate
the level of knowledge and practice regarding professional
ethics.
Association of level of knowledge and practice with
demographic variables.
Table1: Distribution of demographic variables among the staff nurses
S. No DemographicVariables Frequency %
n=30
1 Ageinyears
a.20-30 30 100
b.31-40 0 0
c.41-50 0 0
d. 50-60 0 0
2 Sex
a.Male 3 10
b.Female 27 90
3 Religion
a.Hindu 19 63
b.Christian 11 37
c.Muslim 0 0
d. Others 0 0
4 Education
a.GNM 9 30
b.B.SC(N) 21 70
c.M.SC(N) 0 0
5 Total yearsofexperience
a.<5 19 63
b.5-10 1 3
c.10-15 0 0
d. >15 0 0
6 Yearsofexperiencein ICU
1. <1 19 63
2. 1-5 11 37
3. 6-10 0 0
4. >10 0 0
Table2: Nurse’s Knowledge percentage about the professional ethics in study sample
n=30
S. No Knowledgeof Knowledge Frequency %
professionalEthics
1. ProfessionalEthics Adequate 20 67
Inadequate 10 33
2. Autonomy Adequate 19 63
Inadequate 11 37
3. Beneficence topatient Adequate 15 50
Inadequate 15 50
4. Patient rights Adequate 27 90
Inadequate 3 10
5. Non-maleficience Adequate 19 63
Inadequate 11 37
6. Sincerity&Integrity Adequate 25 83
Inadequate 5 17
7. Honesty Adequate 15 50
Inadequate 15 50
8. Equity Adequate 21 70
Inadequate 9 30
9. Privacy Adequate 25 83
Inadequate 5 17
10. Respectthepatient Adequate 9 30
Inadequate 21 70
TotalKnowledge
*Adequate 25 83
**Inadequate 5 17
Table3:Practicepercentageof professional ethicsas
observed among the nurses in the study sample
n=30
Practice of professional
ethics Frequency %
Adequate 25 83
Inadequate 5 17
Table4: Correlation between the nurse’s knowledge &
practice of professional ethics
n=30
Correlation
Variables Mean S.D coefficient Value
30. r=0.73
72.6
Knowledge 8
42.
89.3
Practice 6
Knowledge Practice