In Thailand, nurses recognize the importance
and necessity of caring behaviors in their practice.
Their practice of caring is based upon the ethics and
morality Thai nurses gain from their Buddhist
disciplines, the nursing profession and their experience
in caring for clients. Nursing organizations, such as
the Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council, Thai
Nursing Association, and International Council of
Nursing,7 encourage the practice of caring behaviors,
as well as monitor nurses and nurse midwives providing
care for clients. In addition to these organizations,
health centers enforce and help nurses practice
within a standard of care and code of nursing ethics.8
However, claims regarding nurses’ caring behaviors9-10
have been made that need to be addressed in a manner
that can be readily understood by nurses, clients and
the public. Thus, a culturally sensitive means of
measurement of Thai nurses’ caring behaviors is needed