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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Healthcare Ethics
  • Qualitative Research

Background:

  • Professional nursing standards and Codes of Ethics guide practice and impact patient and nursing outcomes.
  • Understanding the interplay between personal values and professional nursing is crucial for quality care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore how nurses' personal values shape their care delivery.
  • To analyze the convergence of personal values with professional values and the practice environment.
  • To identify factors influencing nurse satisfaction and care quality.

Main Methods:

  • A mixed-methods approach combining qualitative thematic analysis of narrative responses and quantitative surveys.
  • Nurses (n=408 qualitative, n=671 quantitative) from 19 sites participated.
  • Validated instruments assessed personal values, professional values, and the practice environment.

Main Results:

  • Six qualitative themes emerged: patient-centered care, professionalism, advocacy, dissonance, religiosity, and perseverance.
  • Personal values like achievement and universalism converged with qualitative themes, while hedonism diverged.
  • Professional values and work environment factors showed convergence with nurses' reported experiences.

Conclusions:

  • Significant convergence and divergence exist between nurses' personal values and their professional practice.
  • Insights into dissonance, perseverance, and religiosity offer novel perspectives.
  • Findings can inform strategies to improve nurse recruitment and retention.