A study of the relationship between professional values and ethical climate and nurses’ professional quality of life in Iran

Abstract Objective: To explore the relationship between nursing professional values and ethical climate and nurses’ professional quality of life. Methods: The present study is a descriptive, cross-sectional work in which 400 nurses from various wards of hospitals in the south-east of Iran were studied. Data were collected using a questionnaire consisting of four sections: demographics, Nurses’ Professional Values Scale-Revised (NPVS-R), the Hospital Ethical Climate Survey (HECS), and the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL). Results: The total mean scores for