Emine İlaslan1, Emine Geçkil2, Emine Kol3, Münevver Erkul4. 1. Internal Medicine Nursing Department, Kumluca Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey. 2. Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey. 3. Fundamentals of Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey. 4. Pediatric Nursing Department, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study is conducted to examine the professional values of nurses and their personal and professional characteristics affecting these values. DESIGN AND METHODS: A total of 369 nurses completed a questionnaire on personal information and nursing professional values scale (NPVS-R). FINDINGS: The total scores of the nurses on the NPVS-R were found to be 100.87 ± 21.07, and the item mean scores were found to be 3.87 ± 0.81. When the scores for individual scale factors were examined, the highest scores were observed for the "caring" (4.02 ± 0.87) and "activism" (3.90 ± 0.89) factors. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The fact that nurses are aware of their individual values and how these values affect their behavior can be a guide in human-focused value nursing planning.
PURPOSE: This study is conducted to examine the professional values of nurses and their personal and professional characteristics affecting these values. DESIGN AND METHODS: A total of 369 nurses completed a questionnaire on personal information and nursing professional values scale (NPVS-R). FINDINGS: The total scores of the nurses on the NPVS-R were found to be 100.87 ± 21.07, and the item mean scores were found to be 3.87 ± 0.81. When the scores for individual scale factors were examined, the highest scores were observed for the "caring" (4.02 ± 0.87) and "activism" (3.90 ± 0.89) factors. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The fact that nurses are aware of their individual values and how these values affect their behavior can be a guide in human-focused value nursing planning.