title: Perceptions of the hospital ethical environment among hospital social workers in the United States.
abstract: Hospital social workers are in a unique context of practice, and one where the ethical environment has a profound influence on the ethical behavior. This study determined the ratings of ethical environment by hospital social workers in large nationwide sample. Correlates suggest by and compared to studies of ethical environment with nurses are explored. Positive ratings of the ethical environment are primarily associated with job satisfaction, as well as working in a centralized social work department and for a non-profit hospital. Religiosity and MSW education were not predictive. Implications and suggestions for managing the hospital ethical environment are provided.
authors.affiliation: a School of Social Work , Portland State University , Portland , Oregon , USA.
authors.forename: Greg L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Pugh
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004777:Environment; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010067:Ownership; D000068217:Social Workers / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: ethical environment; hospital social work; job satisfaction