Nurses' perception of ethical climate, medical error experience and intent-to-leave

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 28-42

  Hwang, Jee In ^a   Park, Hyeoun Ae ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ethical climate; intent to leave; medical error; nurses; public hospitals

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHICS; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH KOREA; WORKPLACE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERCEPTION; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84893437013     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733013486797     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Schluter J,Winch S,Holzhauser Ket al.Nurses' moral sensitivity and hospital ethical climate: a literature review.Nurs Ethics. 2008;15 (3): 304-321.
2. Olson L.Ethical climate in health care organizations.Int Nurs Rev. 1995;42 (3): 85-90.
3. Martin KD,Cullen JB.Continuities and extensions of ethical climate theory: a meta-analytic review.J Bus Ethics. 2006;69:175-194.
4. Corley MC,Minick P,Elswick RKet al.Nurse moral distress and ethical work environment.Nurs Ethics. 2005;12 (4): 381-390.
5. Hart SE.Hospital ethical climates and registered nurses' turnover intentions.J Nurs Scholarsh. 2005;37 (2): 173-177.
6. Ulrich C,O'Donnell P,Taylor Cet al.Ethical climate, ethics stress, and the job satisfaction of nurses and social workers in the United States.Soc Sci Med. 2007;65 (8): 1708-1719.
7. Pauly B,Varcoe C,Storch Jet al.Registered nurses' perceptions of moral distress and ethical climate.Nurs Ethics. 2009;16 (5): 561-573.
8. Silén M,Svantesson M,Kjellström Set al.Moral distress and ethical climate in a Swedish nursing context: perceptions and instrument usability.J Clin Nurs. 2011;20 ((23-24)): 3483-3493.
9. Kish-Gephart JJ,Harrison DA,Treviño LK.Bad apples, bad cases, and bad barrels: meta-analytic evidence about sources of unethical decisions at work.J Appl Psychol. 2010;95 (1): 1-31.
10. Lewis EJ,Baernholdt M,Hamric AB.Nurses' experience of medical errors: an integrative literature review.J Nurs Care Qual. 2013;28 (2): 153-161.
11. Olson LL.Hospital nurses' perceptions of the ethical climate of their work setting.J Nurs Scholarsh. 1998;30 (4): 345-349.
12. Cullen JB,Victor B.The ethical climate questionnaire: an assessment of its development and validity.Psychol Rep. 1993;73:667-674.
13. Varcoe C,Pauly B,Webster Get al.Moral distress: tensions as springboards for action.HEC Forum. 2012;24 (1): 51-62.
14. Corley MC,Elswick RK,Gorman Met al.Development and evaluation of a moral distress scale.J Adv Nurs. 2001;33 (2): 250-256.
15. Gutierrez KM.Critical care nurses' perceptions of and responses to moral distress.Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2005;24 (5): 229-241.
16. Hamric AB,Blackhall LJ.Nurse-physician perspectives on the care of dying patients in intensive care units: collaboration, moral distress, and ethical climate.Crit Care Med. 2007;35 (2): 422-429.
17. Varcoe C,Pauly B,Storch Jet al.Nurses' perceptions of and responses to morally distressing situations.Nurs Ethics. 2012;19 (4): 488-500.
18. Ludwick R,Silva MC.Errors, the nursing shortage and ethics: survey results.Online J Issues Nurs. 2003;8 (3): 9.
19. Pauly BM,Varcoe C,Storch J.Framing the issues: moral distress in health care.HEC Forum. 2012;24 (1): 1-11.
20. Bahcecik N,Ozturk H.The hospital ethical climate survey in Turkey.JONAS Healthc Law Ethics Regul. 2003;5 (4): 94-99.
21. Huang C-C,You C-S,Tsai M-T.A multidimensional analysis of ethical climate, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and organizational citizenship behaviors.Nurs Ethics. 2012;19 (4): 513-529.
22. Weingart SN,Wilson RM,Gibberd RWet al.Epidemiology of medical error.BMJ. 2000;320 (7237): 774-777.
23. Garrouste-Orgeas M,Philippart F,Bruel Cet al.Overview of medical errors and adverse events.Ann Intensive Care. 2012;2 (1): 2.
24. Luk LA,Ng WI,Ko KKet al.Nursing management of medication errors.Nurs Ethics. 2008;15 (1): 28-39.
25. Mrayyan MT,Shishani K,Al-Faouri I.Rate, causes and reporting of medication errors in Jordan: nurses' perspectives.J Nurs Manag. 2007;15 (6): 659-670.
26. Tang FI,Sheu JS,Yu Set al.Nurses relate the contributing factors involved in medication errors.J Clin Nurs. 2007;16 (3): 447-457.
27. Hwang JI,Hwang EJ.Individual and work environment characteristics associated with error occurrences in Korean public hospitals.J Clin Nurs. 2011;20 ((21-22)): 3256-3266.
28. Fasolino TT,Snyder RR.Linking nurse characteristics, team member effectiveness, practice environment, and medication error incidence.J Nurs Care Qual. 2012;27 (2): E9-E16.
29. Hayes LJ,O'Brien-Pallas L,Duffield Cet al.Nurse turnover: a literature review - an update.Int J Nurs Stud. 2012;49 (7): 887-905.
30. Wolf ZR,Serembus JF,Smetzer Jet al.Responses and concerns of healthcare providers to medication errors.Clin Nurse Spec. 2000;14 (6): 278-297.
31. Scott SD,Hirschinger LE,Cox KRet al.The natural history of recovery for the healthcare provider 'second victim' after adverse patient events.Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18 (5): 325-330.
32. Crigger NJ,Meek VL.Toward a theory of self-reconciliation following mistakes in nursing practice.J Nurs Scholarsh. 2007;39 (2): 177-183.
33. Tourangeau AE,Cranley LA.Nursing intention to remain employed: understanding and strengthening determinants.J Adv Nurs. 2006;55 (4): 497-509.
34. Mrayyan MT.Jordanian nurses' job satisfaction and intent to stay: comparing teaching and non-teaching hospitals.J Prof Nurs. 2007;23 (3): 125-136.
35. Chan MF,Luk AL,Leong SMet al.Factors influencing Macao nurses' intention to leave current employment.J Clin Nurs. 2009;18 (6): 893-901.
36. Hwang JI,Hwang EJ.Factors associated with work-related injuries of nurses in small and medium sized hospitals.J Korean Acad Nurs Adm. 2011;16 (3): 306-313.
37. The regional public hospital evaluation program report. Seoul, Korea: MOHWFA and KHIDI; 2008:.
38. Polit DFStatistics and data analysis for nursing research. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2010.Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education; 2010:.
39. Silén M,Kjellström S,Christensson Let al.What actions promote a positive ethical climate? A critical incident study of nurses' perceptions.Nurs Ethics. 2012;19 (4): 501-512.
40. Podsakoff PM,MacKenzie SB,Lee J-Yet al.Common method biases in behavioral research: a critical review of the literature and recommended remedies.J Appl Psychol. 2003;88 (5): 879-903.