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Professional Commitment and Ethical Practices Related to Patient Rights Among Nurses

Hemşireler Arasında Mesleki Bağlılık ve Hasta Hakları ile İlişkili Etik Uygulamalar

Züleyha Gürdap(INONU UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF NURSING)0000-0002-2231-8218
Zeliha Cengiz(INONU UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF NURSING)0000-0002-3819-1717
Sibel Gülmez(INONU UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF NURSING)0009-0006-4829-8258
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2026-06-30
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A weak but significant positive relationship existed between professional commitment and ethical practices.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: This study aimed to examine the nurses' professional commitment levels and their ethical behaviors in protecting patient rights.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: The study included 228 nurses from a research hospital.
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Conclusion & Impact:A weak but significant positive relationship existed between professional commitment and ethical practices.
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⚙️Variables:Ethics · Patient Rights · Nursing

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Objective: This study aimed to examine the nurses' professional commitment levels and their ethical behaviors in protecting patient rights. Materials and Methods: The study included 228 nurses from a research hospital. Data were collected using the Nursing Professional Commitment Scale and the Ethical Behavior Scale for Protecting Patient Rights. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis H, ANOVA, and correlation analyses were used for data analysis. Results: The mean professional commitment score was 69.75 ± 12.69, and the mean ethical behavior score was 115.95 ± 14.94. Professional experience, clinical, and job position influenced professional commitment. Gender, marital status, experience, unit, years in the clinic, and ethics training frequency affected ethical behaviors (p <0.05). Education and experience were key resources in ethical decision-making, while knowledge gaps and disagreements with colleagues and managers were major challenges. Job satisfaction and working conditions were the main factors influencing professional commitment. A significant, positive correlation was found between professional commitment and ethical behaviors in protecting patient rights. Conclusion: Nurses showed moderate professional commitment and high ethical behavior levels. A weak but significant positive relationship existed between professional commitment and ethical practices.

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Amaç: Bu araştırma, hemşirelerin mesleki bağlılık düzeyleri ile hasta haklarını korumaya yönelik etik davranışlarını incelemeyi amaçlamıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışma, bir araştırma hastanesinde görev yapan 228 hemşire ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler, Hemşirelikte Mesleğe Bağlılık Ölçeği ve Hemşirelerin Hasta Haklarını Korumaya Yönelik Etik Davranış Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, t-testi, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis H, ANOVA ve korelasyon analizleri uygulanmıştır. Bulgular: Mesleki bağlılık puan ortalaması 69.75 ± 12.69, etik davranış puan ortalaması ise 115.95 ± 14.94 olarak bulunmuştur. Mesleki deneyim, görev yapılan klinik ve pozisyon mesleki bağlılığı etkileyen faktörlerdir. Cinsiyet, medeni durum, deneyim, çalışılan birim, klinikte çalışma süresi ve etik eğitimi sıklığı, etik davranışları etkileyen değişkenlerdir (p <0.05). Eğitim ve deneyim, etik karar verme sürecinde en sık başvurulan kaynaklar olurken, bilgi eksiklikleri ve meslektaşlar ile yöneticiler arasındaki görüş ayrılıkları en büyük zorluklar olarak belirlenmiştir. İş tatmini ve çalışma koşulları, mesleki bağlılığı en çok etkileyen faktörlerdir. Mesleki bağlılık ile hasta haklarını korumaya yönelik etik davranışlar arasında anlamlı ve pozitif bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Hemşirelerin mesleki bağlılıklarının orta düzeyde, hasta haklarını korumaya yönelik etik davranışlarının ise yüksek düzeyde olduğu görülmüştür. Mesleki bağlılık ile etik uygulamalar arasında zayıf ancak anlamlı bir pozitif ilişki tespit edilmiştir.

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Gürdap, Z., Cengiz, Z., Gülmez, S. (2026). Professional Commitment and Ethical Practices Related to Patient Rights Among Nurses. Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Volume: 15 Issue: 2. https://doi.org/10.53424/balikesirsbd.1635469

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