Objective:

This is a descriptive study conducted with the objective to determine nurses’ perceived organizational justice in hospitals.

Method:

The population of the study consisted of nurses working in public and private hospitals in Gazimagusa region of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (n = 174), the entire population was contacted before sample selection, and study data was obtained from the nurses who agreed to participate in the study (n = 88). Study data was collected using the Personal Information Form developed by the researcher and the Organizational Justice Scale. Descriptive analysis methods were used for statistical analysis of the data.

Results:

According to the study findings, nurses’ perceived organizational justice is at moderate level (X = 2.56), the highest level of justice is perceived in the sub-dimension “information based justice” (X = 2.64), and no statistically significant difference was found when perceived organizational justice levels are compared according to the demographic variables (age, marital status, education) (p > .05).

Conclusion:

According to the study findings, nurses’ perceived organizational justice was at moderate level, the highest level of justice is perceived in the sub-dimension “information based justice” and no statistically significant difference was found when perceived organizational justice levels were compared according to the demographic variables (age, marital status, education). Regulations which will ensure that the procedures used are perceived as fair by all employees will help to change nurses’ perceived organizational justice in hospitals.

Keywords: Hospital, Nurse, Organizational justice, Nurse management