PROFESSIONAL VALUES of NURSES WORKING in a PUBLIC HOSPITAL and FACTORS AFFECTING THESE VALUES
BİR KAMU HASTANESİNDE ÇALIŞAN HEMŞİRELERİN PROFESYONEL DEĞERLERİ VE ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLER

Author : Aysun TÜRE YILMAZ -- Nilüfer DEMİRSOY
Number of pages : 108-120

Abstract

This descriptive study has been designed to evaluate the professional values and factors affecting. The data has been collected from 323 nurses working in a public hospital in Eskisehir through a Personal Identification Form developed by the researcher and the Nursing Professional Values Scale-HPDS composed of 44 items and 5 sub-dimensions. It has been identified that most of the nurses within the study are female, married and have bachelor’s degree an average of 40 hours a week, is satisfied with the profession and that he had chosen his profession by will. It has been observed as the findings of the study that the total score of the questionnaire is above average (111,53±11,47) respectively. The subscale scores have scales very close to each other; the highest score in the autonomy sub-dimension (3,77 ±, 70) responsibility subscale (3.48 ± 62) was determined to have at low points. When the average values of the general and sub-dimensions have been compared with demographic features, it has been identified that there is a statistical significant difference only between the variables of training there has been found no statistical significant correlation between other demographic features and traits about working life.

Keywords

Professional values, Nursing, Ethics

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