title: A Study of the Relationship Between Nurses' Professional Self-Concept and Professional Ethics in Hospitals Affiliated to Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Commitment to ethics usually results in nurses' better professional performance and advancement. Professional self-concept of nurses refers to their information and beliefs about their roles, values, and behaviors. The objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between nurses' professional self-concept and professional ethics in hospitals affiliated to Jahrom University of Medical Sciences.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross sectional-analytical study was conducted in 2014. The 270 participants were practicing nurses and head-nurses at the teaching hospitals of Peimanieh and Motahari in Jahrom University of Medical Science. Sampling was based on sencus method. Data was collected using Cowin's Nurses' self-concept questionnaire (NSCQ) and the researcher-made questionnaire of professional ethics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average of the sample's professional self-concept score was 6.48±0.03 out of 8. The average of the sample's commitment to professional ethics score was 4.08±0.08 out of 5. Based on Pearson's correlation test, there is a significant relationship between professional ethics and professional self-concept (P=0.01, r=0.16).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In view of the correlation between professional self-concept and professional ethics, it is recommended that nurses' self-concept, which can boost their commitment to ethics, be given more consideration.
authors.affiliation: . zbadiyepeyma@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Nehleh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Parandavar
authors.forename: Afifeh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahmanian
authors.forename: Zohreh
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Badiyepeymaie Jahromi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D012945:Social Values; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires