Abstract
Objective:To determine the professional values of Turkish nursing students, and to explore the relationships between their characteristics.Methods:The cross-sectional study participants consisted of 416 nursing students who were studying in a nursing faculty in Western Turkey. A questionnaire was used to identify socio-demographic and educational characteristics and the Nursing Professional Values Scale- Revised (NPVS-R) was used for this study..Results:The total mean score of the NPVS-R was found to be 99.45±1.96, and items mean score was 3.82±0.62. The NPVS-R score was significantly higher in students who were female, and who chose their profession willingly, had information about values, and who were members of a professional organization.Conclusion:The students were found to have strong professional values, and professional values affected some of the personal and educational characteristics of nursing students.
Highlights
The nursing is a profession that provides 24hour service to all persons
The professional values of the nursing students, who were studying at the first B.Sc. nursing faculty established in Turkey, and the factors affecting their professional values were determined in the present study
That Lin et al (2010)[18] stated that the nurses Nursing Professional Values Scale- Revised (NPVS-R) scored 100.01±15.61 indicates that the importance attached by nursing students to professional values was not very different from the importance attached by nurses
Summary
The nursing is a profession that provides 24hour service to all persons. While providing this services, nurses encounter numerous situations that require them to make decisions.[1,2] Each decision about healthy individuals or patients should be made with respect for their life, honor and individuality. A well-developed value system helps nurses find solutions to ethical dilemmas. 2. Suheyla Ozsoy, Professor, 1-2: Department of Public Health Nursing, Nursing Faculty of Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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