The Relationship between Professional Ethics and Social Competence and Organizational Health of Nurses in Public Hospitals in Tehran

The aim of this study was to investigate The Relationship between Professional Ethics and Social Competence and Organizational Health of Nurses in Public Hospitals in Tehran. The research method was applied based on the purpose and descriptive-correlation in terms of data collection. The statistical population included all nurses in public hospitals in Tehran, 20,547 people, of whom 378 (194 female nurses and 184 male nurses) were considered as the sample size using Morgan table and stratified random sampling method. The data collection method was based on three standard questionnaires of Gregory (1990), Fenler (1990) and Hoy & Fedman (1996). The reliability of this questionnaire was obtained using Cronbach's alpha method for all dimensions of the questionnaire more than 0.7, which showed the appropriate reliability of the research tool. To calculate the validity, the validity of content and structure was used, and the results indicated the validity of the research tool. Data analysis was performed from the questionnaires through SPSS22 software in two descriptive and inferential sections (Pearson correlation coefficient test and univariate and multivariate regression analysis). The results of data analysis showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between professional ethics and social competence and organizational health of nurses; In other words, with the increase of nurses' professional ethics, their social adequacy also increases. Also, with the increase of nurses' professional ethics, their organizational health will increase.