Title: The importance of professional values from nursing students’ perspective Authors: Batool Poorchangizi, Fariba Borhani, Abbas Abbaszadeh, Moghaddameh Mirzaee & Jamileh Farokhzadian. 

The article discusses the importance of professional values from the perspective of nursing students.

Reference:

Poorchangizi, B. et al. (2019) ‘The Importance of Professional Values from Nursing Students’ Perspective’, BMC Nursing, 18(1), pp. 1–7. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-019-0351-1.

The article is generally about the importance of professional values in nursing education, as perceived by nursing students. It explores the significance of professional values in the nursing profession and how they are perceived by students in a nursing school. The article discusses the role of values in guiding ethical behavior and decision-making in the nursing profession. Overall, the article highlights the importance of nurturing professional values among nursing students and suggests that nursing school should play a crucial role in promoting these values to prepare future nurses for ethical decision-making and professional practice.

1. Introduction: This section provides an overview of the importance of professional values in nursing and introduces the research study.
2. Methods: The methods section outlines the research design, sample size, data collection instruments, and data analysis methods used in the study.
3. Results: This section presents the findings of the research, including the mean scores of professional values as perceived by nursing students and their relationship with demographic variables.
4. Discussion: The discussion section interprets the study’s results, discusses the significance of the findings, and compares them to previous study.
5. Implications for nursing: This section focuses on the implications of the study’s findings for nursing education and practice, highlighting the role of nursing educators in promoting professional values.
6. Conclusions: The article concludes by summarising the main findings and emphasising the importance of nurturing professional values in nursing students.

•What are the key models, theories or concepts being discussed? 

•Who developed them and when (where applicable)? 

•What examples are used to illustrate these models, theories or concepts?  

•What does this text/article help you to understand? 

•Is there any terminology or language you need to note down and look up? 

The article focuses on professional values in nursing education, examining their importance from the perspective of nursing students. It mentions core values in nursing, such as altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, honesty, and social justice.

Who developed them and when (where applicable)?

The authors don’t discuss specific developers for these values, as they are generally accepted values within the nursing profession.

What examples are used to illustrate these models, theories or concepts? 

 The article provides examples of specific professional values, highlighting the importance of values such as maintaining patient confidentiality and safeguarding patients’ right to privacy. It also mentions values such as participating in public policy decisions and peer review.

What does this text/article help you to understand? 

The article helps us understand that nursing students value professional values highly, especially those directly related to patient care.

Is there any terminology or language you need to note down and look up? 

The article uses terms like GPA (Grade Point Average) and NPVS-R (Nursing Professional Values Scale-Revised).

This article focuses on the importance of professional values in nursing from the perspective of nursing students. It highlights that nursing students tend to prioritise values associated with direct patient care, such as maintaining patient confidentiality and safeguarding patients’ privacy. However, values related to broader healthcare policy decisions and research are considered less important by students. The article emphasises the role of educators in promoting these values among nursing students. It suggests that strategies should be developed to address weaknesses in understanding and valuing professional values.