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Nurses' professional and personal values.

Michal Rassin¹

¹Research Unit, Nursing Care Management, Asaf Harofe Medical Center, Zrifin, Bear Yaakov, 70300, Israel. rasinm@asaf.health.gov.il

|August 9, 2008

Summary

Nurses prioritize patient dignity, equality, and suffering prevention. Personal values like honesty and responsibility are key, though factors like culture and experience influence these nursing values.

Area of Science:

Nursing
Healthcare Ethics
Sociology of Health

Background:

Understanding nurses' values is crucial for ethical practice and patient care.
Identifying factors influencing these values can inform professional development and support systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To measure professional and personal values among a cohort of Israeli nurses.
To identify demographic and professional factors influencing nurses' value systems.

Main Methods:

A cross-sectional survey was administered to 323 Israeli nurses.
Participants rated 36 personal and 20 professional values.
Statistical analysis was used to identify significant differences based on various factors.

Main Results:

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The highest-rated professional values were human dignity, patient equality, and suffering prevention, reflecting a strong patient-centered focus.
Nurses' responsibility towards patients dominated the top-rated professional values.
Personal values like honesty, responsibility, and intelligence were highly ranked.
Factors such as culture, education, seniority, position, and specialty significantly influenced value ratings (P < 0.05).
Altruism, confidentiality, health promotion, and nursing research were rated lower than expected.

Conclusions:

Nurses' core professional values align with fundamental ethical principles of patient care.
Personal values such as honesty and responsibility are integral to the nursing profession.
Demographic and professional characteristics significantly shape nurses' value priorities.
Understanding these value differences can enhance nurse motivation and adherence to ethical standards.