Correlation between Ethical Intelligence, Quality of Work Life and Caring Behaviour of Paediatric Nurses
Fateme Shakeri, Foroozan Atashzadeh‐Shoorideh, Maryam Varzeshnejad, Rosana Svetić Čišić, Ber Oomen
Abstract
AIMS: The aim of this study is to determine correlation between paediatric nurses' "ethical intelligence" with "quality of work life" and "caring behaviour." DESIGN: Descriptive correlational study. METHODS: Data were collected with EIQ, QWL and CBI. Two hundred and one nurses and 201 caregivers of children hospitalized in a paediatric hospital in Tehran were randomly selected as participants. Data were analysed by SPSS. The data were collected in 2019. RESULTS: Comparison of the subscale "ethical intelligence" with the scale "quality of work life" indicated a significant positive correlation between "honesty" with "job and carrier satisfaction" and "forgiveness" with "job and carrier satisfaction". In addition, findings showed a significant positive correlation between "honesty" and "control at work" and between "accountability" with "home-work interface." There was no significant correlation between "ethical intelligence" and "caring behaviours" and between nurses' "quality of work life" and "caring behaviours." Structural equation modelling showed a correlation between nurses' "ethical intelligence" and "quality of work life."