title: The relationship between ethical climate at work and job satisfaction among nurses in Tehran.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study aimed to provide an understanding of the relationship between the ethical climate at the workplace and job satisfaction among nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  210 nurses working in selected wards in the Tehran University of Medical Sciences were asked to fill out questionnaires on their work environment and level of job satisfaction. The data collection tools included a questionnaire to obtain demographic data, the Olson moral climate questionnaire and Minnesota job satisfaction questionnaire. The data were analysed using SPSS software version 14.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found a significant positive relationship between the ethical climate and the level of job satisfaction among the nurses. Among the demographic variables, the working shift, income level and type of duties allocated had a significant relationship with job satisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hospital managements should pay attention to the factors influencing job motivation among nurses, including the ethical climate of the work environment.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Centre for Nursing Care Research, Nursing and Midwifery School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IRAN.
authors.forename: Soodabeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joolaee
authors.forename: Hamid Reza
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Jalili
authors.forename: Forough
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rafii
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hajibabaee
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haghani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D015279:Organizational Culture