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Abstract

Critical care units’ environment considered as a highly stressful situation that requires critical decisions and accompanied by ethical dilemmas. Ethical climate had an influence on job satisfaction. There is a lack of studies regarding these factors among critical care nurses in Arab countries, including Jordan. Thus, this study aimed to examine the relationship between ethical climate and job satisfaction among Jordanian nurses in critical care units. A cross-sectional, descriptive correlational design was adopted. A convenience sampling method was adopted, and data were collected from 326 registered nurses working in critical care units from two health sectors, including government and private during the period from March to April 2024. Findings revealed that the mean scores of ethical climate and job satisfaction were as follows: 3.57 (SD= 0.65) out of 5, and 3.20 (SD=0.60) out of 6, respectively. There were positive relationships between job satisfaction and ethical climate (r = 0.61, p < 0.001). Thus, this study could help policymakers and hospitals administrators, in addition to healthcare professionals including nurses develop proper strategies and programs to promote these ethical variables in order to improve job satisfaction among critical care nurses.