Readiness for Future Managerial Leadership Roles: Nursing Students' Perceived Importance of Organizational Values

Tova Hendel*, Nira Eshel, Lelit Traister, Vered Galon

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Abstract

This study explored the values held by nursing students attending a baccalaureate program. Our aim was to determine whether nursing students' values change after being exposed to educators as well as mentors and ethics education and after experiencing today's challenging work environment, with an emphasis on the organizational domain of the students' values set. The conceptual framework that underpins the approach to values presented in this study argues that the total values set of a working person consists of three domains: personal, professional, and organizational values. Our sample consisted of first, third, and fourth year nursing students (N = 496) attending the Tel Aviv University in Israel. Participants were requested to answer a questionnaire and to rate their perceived importance of 30 values. The results revealed significant differences in the participants' perceived importance of the three values domains. The organizational values-the new business values-were perceived significantly to be least important. Sex was found to be significantly related to perception of values' importance. Year of study was not found to be significantly correlated to perception of values. The findings reflect that senior nursing students are only moderately prepared for their future managerial leadership roles and point out the need to provide students with more stimulating and supportive learning experiences.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)339-346
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Professional Nursing
Volume22
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2006

Keywords

  • Nurse educators
  • Nursing students
  • Organizational values
  • Values
  • Values set

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