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Abstract
Background : Ethical climate and nurse competence are key needs for healthcare services globally and significantly essential to provide safe and quality care to patients. Aim: To explore relationship between ethical climate and nurses’ competence as perceived by newly graduated nurses at Main Mansoura University Hospital. Methods : A descriptive, correlational design was conducted with a convenient sample of (144) staff nurses working at Main Mansoura University hospitals. Data was collected using Hospital Ethical Climate Scale and Nurse Competence Scale. Results : Half of newly graduated nurses at Main Mansoura University Hospital had average level of perception of ethical climate and most of them had high level of competence. There was statistically significant positive correlations were found between ethical climate and nurses’ competence. Conclusion: There was statistically significant positive correlation between ethical climate and nurses’ competence. Recommendations: Establish obvious ethical guidance and ethical norms that are clearly announced within health care organization. Provide training courses and programs for new nurses working in hospitals about the importance of ethical climate and competence to raise their clinical competence.