Assessing nurse's moral distress and patient's satisfaction with the observance of the patient's rights charter

Context: Patient's rights are one of the most fundamental rights that should be considered by the health-care providers, especially nurses. On the other hand, moral distress in nurses can lead to problems in the provision of health services for patients.
Aims: This study aimed to determine the correlation between nurse's moral distress (NMD) and patient's satisfaction with the observance of the patient's rights charter (PRC).
Setting and Design: In this descriptive-analytic study, 82 nurses were selected using purpose-based method, and 200 patients were selected in quotas in proportion to the number of beds available in the general and special wards in 2 months.
Data collection tools consisted of demographic information form, the moral distress scale-revised, and a researcher-made questionnaire on patient satisfaction with the observance of PRC.
Statistical Analysis Used: Data were analyzed using descriptive statistical in SPSS version 16.
The mean score of moral distress in nurses was11 ± 33 that 59 (72%) of them had moderate distress level and the mean score of satisfaction with the observance of the charter of patient's rights was 71.6± 18.2. It was found that 120 (60%) of the patients had a satisfactory moderate level of the observance of their rights charter. There was a reverse statistically significant positive correlation between NMD and satisfaction with the observance of the PRC (P In the present study, it was found that there is a moderate correlation between the patient's satisfaction with the observance of the PRC and the NMD.