Health care reform in Iran: Implications for nurses’ moral distress, patient rights, satisfaction and turnover intention

Aim The aim of the present study was to assess the implications of Iran's recent health care reforms on nurses’ experience of moral distress, their perceptions of the respect for patient rights and the relationship of these variables to job and income dissatisfaction and turnover intention. Background Health systems around the world are reforming themselves to adapt to meeting the future needs of increasing patient care to an ever‐growing population. Methods This was a cross‐sectional correlational study. The participants were 276 nurses at six large private and public hospitals in Tehran, Iran. Findings Negative correlations were reported between turnover intention and respecting patient rights (r = −0.560, p