Investigating Awareness Amount of Nursing Students of Medical Sciences University of Bushehr about Ethic in Nursing Profession -2013

Nurse's ethical responsibility in practice and care is required to be aware of the principles of professional ethics. The aim of this study was to determine nursing student's knowledge of ethics in nursing of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences. In the present analytical-descriptive sectional study, in which the participants are 4-8 semester nursing students of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences. The research tools for collecting information were tow-section questionnaires consisting of demographic data and specialized questions about ethic and rules in the nursing profession. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS software by using independent t-tests and chi-square. Total awareness of 4-8 semester nursing students about ethic and rules in nursing profession was intermediate (53.78 percent). There was a considerable relation between sexuality and satisfaction (p<.046), accordingly in males this amount was more than females. A considerable relation between age and satisfaction amount wasn’t observed (p>.436). A considerable relation between student's educational semester and satisfaction amount was not also not observed (p>.927). Student's awareness about professional ethic wasnt very desirable so it is suggested that by holding moral workshops in nursing or settling moral courses in nursing students curriculum will increase the amount of nursing student's awareness about nursing ethics.