title: Nursing culture--some viewpoints.
abstract: The concept of culture is closely interwoven with the values espoused by a community. Culture is a deep structure that finds expression in people's knowledge, beliefs, convictions, morals, and laws. A few possible ways of approaching the culture of nursing are provided by rituals, gender and power.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, University of Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suominen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kovasin
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ketola
mesh_terms: D002562:Ceremonial Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009729:Nursing; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012737:Sex Factors