title: Toward building an international consensus in professional values.
abstract: Although the importance of professional values has been espoused and national codes for nurses exist, there is a lack of systematic study to ascertain the commonalities of values among professional nurses. As part of a larger international study of professional values, nursing students from England and the USA (n = 130) were surveyed to determine congruence of values. The Professional Values Scale (PVS) instrument was used to collect data. Results showed a high degree of congruence among nursing students. The incongruencies found may be related to cultural differences in education and practice.
authors.affiliation: Marquette University, College of Nursing, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weis
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Schank
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000592:standards*; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008297:Male; D012945:Social Values