Professional Ethics, Employee Engagement, and Healthcare Performance
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Professional Ethics, Employee Engagement, Healthcare PerformanceAbstract
The present study aimed to study the correlation between professional ethics, employee engagement and health care performance among doctors and nurses in selected multi-specialty private hospitals of Pune. The study used a quantitative cross sectional survey with 352 participants (246 doctors and 106 nurses). For data analysis descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, independent samples t-test, correlation, ANOVA and regression were used. The results indicated that there were significant difference between doctors and nurses in their mean values of perceived professional ethics, workplace values and performance in the measured dimensions with higher mean values by the nurses. Ethical conduct, positive work cultures, and staff engagement are identified as crucial factors to enhance professional effectiveness, patient outcomes and healthcare efficiency.
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