Caring Ability and Professional Values of Polish Nursing Students—A Cross-Sectional Study

Michał Machul, Magdalena Dziurka (), Agnieszka Gniadek, Joanna Gotlib, Aleksandra Gutysz-Wojnicka, Michał Kotowski, Dorota Kozieł, Kamila Krasucka, Anna Obuchowska, Patrycja Ozdoba, Mariusz Panczyk, Aleksandra Pydyś, Izabella Uchmanowicz and Beata Dobrowolska
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Michał Machul: Department of Holistic Care and Nursing Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
Magdalena Dziurka: Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Holistic Care and Nursing Management, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
Agnieszka Gniadek: Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-501 Krakow, Poland
Joanna Gotlib: Department of Education and Health Sciences Research, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Aleksandra Gutysz-Wojnicka: Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-561 Olsztyn, Poland
Michał Kotowski: Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Holistic Care and Nursing Management, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
Dorota Kozieł: Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce, 25-369 Kielce, Poland
Kamila Krasucka: Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Holistic Care and Nursing Management, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
Anna Obuchowska: Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Holistic Care and Nursing Management, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
Patrycja Ozdoba: Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Holistic Care and Nursing Management, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
Mariusz Panczyk: Department of Education and Health Sciences Research, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Aleksandra Pydyś: Students’ Scientific Association at the Department of Holistic Care and Nursing Management, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
Izabella Uchmanowicz: Faculty of Health Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-141 Wroclaw, Poland
Beata Dobrowolska: Department of Holistic Care and Nursing Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 20-081 Lublin, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 18, 1-13

Abstract: Caring ability and professional values developed and shaped during nursing university studies are often recognised as fundamental components of education and professional nursing attitudes. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between caring ability and professional values among nursing students and their correlation with selected sociodemographic variables. A cross-sectional study was conducted among a convenience sample of 379 nursing students. During the research, the Polish versions of the Caring Ability Inventory and the Professional Values Scale were used. The overall result in the Professional Values Scale was 108.78 (SD = 16.17)—which is considered average, and in the Caring Ability Inventory 189.55 (SD = 18.77)—which is considered low. Age correlated negatively with the professional values of students in total and in the subscale “care”; in contrast, “gender”, “place of residence” and “financial situation” did not show any correlation with the level of students’ professional values and caring ability. The professional values and caring abilities of nursing students depended on the year and mode of study and the type of university. The results of the study revealed that the caring ability and professional values of nursing students undergo changes during their education.

Keywords: caring ability; nursing values; nursing students; nursing; education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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