Factors influencing development of professional values among nursing students

Objective: to determine the professional values of turkish nursing students,and to explore the relationships between their characteristics. methods: the cross-sectional study participants consisted of 416 nursing students who were studying in a nursing faculty in western turkey. a questionnaire was used to identify socio-demographic and educational characteristics and the nursing professional values scale- revised (npvs-r) was used for this study. results: the total mean score of the npvs-r was found to be 99.45±1.96,and items mean score was 3.82±0.62. the npvs-r score was significantly higher in students who were female,and who chose their profession willingly,had information about values,and who were members of a professional organization. conclusion: the students were found to have strong professional values,and professional values affected some of the personal and educational characteristics of nursing students. © 2016,professional medical publications. all rights reserved.