Ethical behavior of nurse and ethical climate in the workplace as perceived by nurse who work in Health promoting hospital, Health Region I Chiang Mai

Abstract

This research employed mainly quantitative method with the following purpose: 1) to study ethical behavior of nurse as perceived by nurse who works in Health promoting hospital, Health Region I Chiang Mai. 2) To study ethical climate in the workplace as perceived by nurse who work in Health promoting hospital, Health Region I Chiang Mai. 3) To study the relationship between ethical climate and ethical behavior of nurse as perceived by nurse who work in Health promoting hospital, Health Region I Chiang Mai. The population of 86 nurses was used. The instrument used included the questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed in terms of percentage, mean standard deviation, Pearson’s correlation coefficient.

            The results of the study were. Ethical behavior of nurse as perceived by nurse were high level. When mean of all the perceived were ranked from high to low the ranking was justice, non-maleficence, truth telling, respect for autonomy, beneficence, fidelity. Ethical climate in workplace as perceived by nurse were high level. When mean of all the perceived were ranked from high to low the ranking was non- maleficence, fidelity, respect for autonomy, truth telling, beneficence, justice. The relationship of the ethical climate and ethical behavior of nurse were all positive at p< .01 statistical level of significance. The findings could be used as a guideline for promotion, and development to achieve a better ethical behavior, ethical climate in the workplace as well as to improve the quality of nursing care service more effectively.