Ethical Leadership and Its Relationship to Nurses' Workaholism in Port-Said Hospitals

Background: Ethical leadership builds trust and well-being by encouraging integrity and balance in the workplace, and helps prevent workaholism by promoting a healthy work-life balance. Aim: The present study investigated ethical leadership and its relationship to nurses’ workaholism in Port Said Hospitals. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used to conduct the study in Port Said hospitals. Subjects: The study subjects comprised 250 nurses. Setting: The study was conducted at Asslam hospital affiliated to Egypt Health Care Authority, Fever & liver diseases, and Sadr hospitals affiliated with the Ministry of Health in Port-Said city. Tools: Two data collection tools were the ethical leadership and workaholism questionnaires. Results: Significant majority of nurses 75.2% perceive their nursing managers as demonstrating high ethical leadership, additionally similar majority of the nurses 60% reported high workaholism. Conclusion: A significant positive correlation was found between total ethical leadership and workaholism (p=0.002). Recommendations: Future research should explore the long-term impact of ethical leadership on nurse retention, burnout, and patient care quality and Investigate moderating factors such as organizational culture, workload, and job autonomy could provide deeper insights into the mechanisms linking ethical leadership and workaholism