Nurses’ professional values on patient care provisions and decisions

Burnout and nurses' personal and professional values.

The research described in this article was a descriptive study for determining the relationship between the degree of burnout experienced by nurses working in Kocaeli (Turkey), and their personal and professional values. A questionnaire was developed by using information gained from the literature on this subject and from the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The questionnaire was delivered to nurses ...

Professional and Ethical Values in Providing Nursing Care: The Perspective of Nurses

Introduction: Professional values comprise a significant part of the nursing profession. Learning the concept of these values and creating conditions for developing and completing them are necessary. The aim of this study was to examine the professional and ethical values in providing nursing care from the nurses’ perspective. Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed on...

The relationship between incidence of delay in offering care to the patient and nurses professional commitment

Background and Objectives: Delay in patient care is the most common error that threatens patient safety and increases mortality, and hospital costs. This study investigated the relationship between delay in patient care and nurses professional commitment. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive correlational study. Through a stratified sampling method, 300 nurses were selected from...

Professional errors and patient safety in intensive cardiac care unit:

Abstract Introduction: Use of progressive technology, clinical skills and caring methods appropriate to critical situations of patient in intensive Cardiac Care Unit is probably related to professional errors and disorder in patient safety. There is a little data about this subject. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore professional errors and patient safety in Cardiac Care Unit. Meth...

Nurses' Reactions to Patient Weight: Effects on Clinical Decisions