The Perceptions of Professional Values among Students at a Spanish Nursing School
Bleda García, Silvia (Escola Universitària d'Infermeria i de Fisioteràpia "Gimbernat")
Álvarez Cánovas, Isabel, 1971- (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Pedagogia Sistemàtica i Social)
Prat, Mercè (Escola Universitària d'Infermeria i de Fisioteràpia "Gimbernat")

Date:	2020
Abstract:	(1) Background: This study aims to reflect student nurses' perceptions of professional values across the four training years. (2) Methods: This study was designed as a cross-sectional study; data were collected using the Nurses' Professional Values Scale-Revised, adapted by Basurto-Hoyuelos. A total of 315 student nurses participated from a Nursing Faculty in Spain representing each of the four academic years. (3) Results: Students' perceptions of professional values were significantly correlated with their academic year. Overall, students' scores were higher in the ethics dimension. The two highest scores were for Maintain patient confidentiality for years 1 and 2 (4. 77 and 4. 68, respectively) and Safeguard patients' right to privacy for years 3 and 4 (4. 95 and 4. 98, respectively). Lower scores were observed in the professional expertise dimension across all years, and corresponded to a single item Participate in peer review (3. 51, 3. 38, 3. 98, and 3. 26, respectively). (4) Conclusions: This study is relevant as it highlights how nursing students' perceptions of professional values change overtime, even during the four years of their training. The ethics dimension was the most highly regarded across all academic years. However, the professional expertise dimension requires greater attention throughout the degree as students regarded it as less important for their immediate future.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Published in:	Healthcare, Vol. 8 (march 2020) , ISSN 2227-9032

Adreça alternativa: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/8/2/74
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare8020074
PMID: 32225119

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