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Table 2 Final component rotated matrix of the instrument and their items' loading

From: Development and validation of an instrument to measure pediatric nurses' adherence to ethical codes

Items

Components

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1. I don't discriminate children in providing qualified care to them

0.901

     

2. I do not provide personal and health-related information to anyone without their consent

0.892

     

3. I use the child file information only for therapeutic purposes

0.731

     

4. I resolve any objections or problems of children and families within my authority or inform the head of the ward

0.715

     

5. I always try to gain the trust of children and their families

0.554

     

6. I don’t discriminate between patients according to their social, economic, cultural, religion and nation characteristics

0.508

     

7. I teach children and families to empower them in terms of the process of living with a disease

 

0.932

    

8. I precisely monitor child to prevent any physical trauma (such as fall) during hospitalization

 

0.844

    

9. In performing nursing care, I fully follow the principles of aseptic to prevent infection

 

0.780

    

10. I precisely adhere the medication administration rules to prevent any error

 

0.629

    

11. I precisely listen to children and their parents

  

0.902

   

12. I respect every cultural and religious believers of children and their families

  

0.857

   

13. I respect child's privacy in every intervention and encounter

  

0.565

   

14. I deal with children based on their developmental age

  

0.533

   

15. I speak politely with children and their parents

  

0.482

   

16. I emotionally support children and families before, during and after every procedure

  

0.471

   

17. I ask the name of child to be sure about right patient before any intervention

  

0.440

   

18. I try to meet the needs of the children and their families as soon as possible and within my authority

  

0.333

   

19. I encourage families to decide about the health- related issues of their children

   

0.802

  

20. As much as possible, I encourage older children to make decisions about their health

   

0.702

  

21. As much as possible, I encourage the families to make decisions about the health issues of their children

   

0.657

  

22. When obtaining informed consent for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, I provide the family with complete information about the right to knowingly reject or accept any procedure

   

0.542

  

23. Before each intervention, I explain the procedure and the reason for doing it in simple language to the child and parents

    

0.819

 

24. I explain the required care information from the time of admission to discharge and then in simple language to the children and their families

    

0.725

 

25. I explain the effect and side effects of any medication to the children and families

    

0.709

 

26. Before providing care, I introduce myself to the children and their families by name and mention the duties

     

0.739

27. I answer questions honestly with the child and family about health and illness issues

     

0.665

28. In nursing of children, I am honest with them

     

0.456

  1. Extraction method: principal component analysis. Rotation method: Promax with Kaiser normalization (Rotation converged in 8 iterations)