Scale of values in active nursing professionals of Dominican Republic

Abstract

Given the curricular revision processes that takes place in the country, within the framework of the reforms in the health services, a research was carried out with the objective of analyzing the scale of values of the nursing professionals in the Dominican Republic, during the period May 2017-July 2018. The study is transversal and quantitative. The Valuation Reaction Test was applied to 203 Dominican professional nurses who work in public and private health centers in seven cities, selected for availability and respecting the ethics of social research. The data was analyzed with Excel and SPSS. The scale of values was organized according to the frequency of maximum scores obtained by the subjects in the categories and showed this order: 1) individual, 2) affective, 3) intellectual, 4) moral, 5) social, 6) aesthetic and 7) religious. While they answered the test, the subjects showed different types of verbal and psychic reactions that allowed them to understand the statistical results. The first three categories show that these professionals have an interest in overcoming and animating to provide selfless and friendly service. The last three categories reveal rejection towards values related to politics, guilds, fine arts and religious dogmas contrary to accepted faith. It is concluded that vocational schools must work to maintain balance and reinforce values with a weak presence, through the inclusion of ethical principles in the curriculum with projection towards their graduates.