Her behavior was a balance of assertiveness and friendliness. This might be a good example".
P5 (Head-nurse): "I was friendly with my staff and there was no distance between us. We did all the patient ,s care and ward duties together, which is why we were all more satisfied. We all combined our thoughts and this helped us improve our work quality".
3.3 The Ethical Climate
“The ethical climate” was the third theme discussed by the nurses and involved three subthemes, including “facilitating ethical performance”, “creating an ethical climate”, and “institutionalizing ethics in nursing practice”.
With respect to the subtheme of “facilitating ethical performance”, the nurses suggested that various factors play a role in the lack of compliance with ethics in nursing practice, including fatigue, work pressure, job dissatisfaction or dissatisfaction with life. An ethical leader eliminates or reduces these factors so as to pave the way for an ethical nursing practice.
P12(Nurse): "This great work pressure tires us out and is really destructive for our work ethics. For instance, it impairs our relationship with the patient, makes for a poor follow-up of the patients, makes decision-making difficult,