Purpose The aims of this study were to evaluate the effect of an ethical leadership program
(ELP) on ethical leadership, organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), and job outcomes of
nursing unit managers (UMs) and to examine changes in staff nurses' perception about UMs'
EL, OCB, job outcomes, and ethical work environments (EWEs) post-ELP. Design A quasi-
experimental (pre-and post-test design) study conducted six-month intervention (ELP) using
self-reported UM survey (n= 44), and staff nurses (n= 158) were randomly extracted by two …

… The ethical leadership program was: • planned by CNOs for nursing unit managers in a
teaching hospital • for fostering an ethical environment and culture in a health care
organization • To understand the impact of ethical leadership on health care organizations •
To improve ethical leadership skills of the nursing unit managers …