The study of Relationship between Ethical Behavior and Core Competencies among Registered 3rd and 4th year nursing students Faculty of Nursing Chalermkarnchana University, where there is a practice in the wards

Abstract

This descriptive research aimed to study the ethical behaviors of registered 3rd and 4th year nursing students Faculty of Nursing Chalermkamchana University, where there is a practice in the wards. Multi-stage sampling was used to recruit 116 samples. The instrument for data collection was self-report Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistic, Pearson’s Product Moment correlation and linear regression. The overall mean score of the ethical behaviors of registered 3rd and 4th year nursing students Faculty of Nursing Chalermkarnchana Univesity, where there is a practice in the wards was at a high level (= 4.45, SD = 0.17). The overall mean score of the core competencies of registered 3rd and 4th year nursing students Faculty of Nursing Chalernkarncharn University, where there is a practice in the wards was at a high level. (= 4.22, SD = 0.14). The ethical behaviors had a statistically significant positive relationship to the core competencies of registered 3rd and 4th year nursing students Faculty of Nursing Chalermkamchana University, where there is a practice in the wards (r = .522, p< 0.001). The regression analysis yielded a significant equation with an R squared of 0.27. It was indicated that 27% of the variance in the core competencies was accounted for by the ethical behaviors. Results of this study it should be used as a guideline for the ethical development of nursing students in order t prepare them for ethical nursing careers in the future.