Abstract

Introduction: Promoting professional values is an important factor in the development of nursing careers, so any mischief in honoring professional commitment and ethics can overcome the quality of nursing care. The view of most nurses is there are barriers to ethical performance in their work environment, which disrupts their ability to provide appropriate care. According to the above, and such a study was not carried out in Bam, this study aimed to determine Barriers standards of professional ethics in clinical care from the perspective of nurses. Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was conducted with the participation of nurses of Bam Pasteur Hospital in a census sampling. Tool for collecting information is a questionnaire that examines the barriers to observing professional ethics standards in three dimensions: managerial, environmental and individual-care. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 23 using descriptive statistics (frequency, mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (independent t-test, ANOVA). The results of the study showed that there is no significant relationship between observance of ethical criteria and demographic variables. The mean barriers standards of professional ethics in clinical care from the perspective of nurses was 0/56 +/- 3/81 that according to the maximum mean (5), There are barriers to standards of professional ethics in clinical care, which has average barriers in various fields as follows: environmental barriers with an average of 0/66 +/- 4/10, administrative barriers with an average of 0/64 +/- 3/77 and personal barriers with an average of 0/65 +/- 3/75, respectively. Discussion: Considering that environmental factors are known as the most important barrier to non-observance of professional ethics standards, Therefore, it is suggested that health care centers with careful planning and emphasis on principles and standards of care, including environmental factors, The importance of professional ethics in improving patients' Disadvantages of non-compliance with professional ethics, Providing favorable conditions for nurses such as improving the conditions of the wards, Creating a safe and secure physical and psychological environment and meeting their needs, such as rest and adequate income, Arrangement of appropriate shifts, provision of standard equipment, Take effective steps to comply with the best standards of professional ethics.