title: Core nursing values brought to life through stories.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine what contributes to the professional fulfilment of registered nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  An interpretive research approach was used to gather data from a large international sample of nurses from a variety of nursing specialties. A web-based data-collection method was developed to solicit and receive submissions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nurses who believed they provided high quality care and made strong connections with patients were usually very satisfied with their careers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses who become well satisfied with their career choice live out their core values and engage in interdependence. They entwine themselves in a mutually dependent way with patients, learning and growing together as they share the journey through the care trajectory.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Nursing and Health Studies, Athabasca University, Canada. bethp@athabascau.ca
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Perry
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009726:Nurses; D012945:Social Values