1PhD Candidate, Nursing Management program and College of Nursing, Christian University of Thailand
2Ph. D in Nursing Management program and College of Nursing, Christian University of Thailand
3Ph. D in Nursing Management program, Christian University of Thailand
*Corresponding author: Dr. Netchanok Sritoomma E-mail: netchanok.sritoomma@griffithuni.edu.au
Online published on 1 November, 2018.
To examine the ethical leadership behaviors among division head nurses in advanced hospitals under Ministry of Public Health.
A qualitative study with Delphi technique was used to collect data. The participants consisted of 12 administrators who have obtained ethical awards or published ethical research and 17 experts on the ethical issue. The data was generated from open-ended interviews and the questionnaires related to division head nurse's ethical leadership. The content validity was 0.84. The index of item-objective congruence was 0.57 to 1.00.
The behaviors of head nurses’ ethical leadership included 57 items. Thirteen dimensions were established including: caring, responsibility, honesty, managing fairness, integrity, advocacy, consciousness, sacrifice, friendly interpersonal relationship, ethical communication, reinforcement, ethical decision-making, and ethical organization climate.
This study demonstrated behaviors related ethical leadership which will be an enable the ethical leadership training for division head nurses, and can be applied in providing guidelines to enhance the ethical leadership competencies of division head nurses.
Ethical leadership, Leadership behavior, Leadership, Division head nurses
