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Professional Values01:29

Professional Values

Nurses are responsible for caring for patients during birth, death, illness, and healing. Professional values guide the decisions and actions that nurses make in their careers. If nurses know the decisions and actions to take, providing patients with exceptional care is possible.
The values that are the foundation of the nursing profession are altruism, autonomy, human dignity, and social justice.
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The Nursing Code of Ethics sets the ethical benchmark for the profession, and guides nurses in ethical analysis and decision making at the societal, organizational, and clinical levels. The code encompasses showing compassion and respect for the patient, their families, and communities in all circumstances while committing to providing patient-centered care. In addition, the code states that nurses must advocate for the patient by defending a cause or recommendation to protect their rights,...
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The Relationship Between Intensive Care Nurses' Professional Values, Self-Compassion, and Care Behaviors.

Ferhat Daşbilek1, Mizgin Demir1, Gülcan Bahçecioğlu Turan1

  • 1Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fırat University, Elazığ, Turkey.

Nursing in Critical Care
|June 25, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Intensive care nurses’ professional values positively impact caring behaviors, with self-compassion acting as a key mediator. Enhancing nurses’ self-compassion can improve patient care quality in critical settings.

Keywords:
caring behavioursintensive care nursingpath analysisprofessional valuesself‐compassion

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Healthcare Management

Background:

  • Professional values are crucial for quality nursing care and ethical practice.
  • Self-compassion is a vital resource for nurses' well-being and performance, especially in demanding intensive care units.
  • Limited research exists on the interplay of professional values, self-compassion, and caring behaviors in intensive care nurses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationships between professional values, self-compassion, and caring behaviors in intensive care nurses.
  • To assess the mediating role of self-compassion in the link between professional values and caring behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • A descriptive, correlational study was conducted in intensive care units.
  • Data were collected from 134 nurses using validated scales for professional values, self-compassion, and caring behaviors.
  • Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, correlation, hierarchical regression, and mediation analysis (PROCESS Macro Model 4).

Main Results:

  • Nurses reported high professional values and caring behaviors, with moderate self-compassion.
  • Significant positive correlations were observed among professional values, self-compassion, and caring behaviors (p < 0.01).
  • Self-compassion partially mediated the relationship between professional values and caring behaviors, explaining 53% of the variance.

Conclusions:

  • Professional values directly and indirectly influence intensive care nurses' caring behaviors, with self-compassion playing a significant mediating role.
  • Boosting self-compassion can enhance the positive impact of professional values on caring behaviors, potentially improving patient care quality.
  • Interventions focused on self-compassion and professional values education may improve nurses' caring behaviors and overall patient care in intensive care settings.