TY - JOUR
T1 - Readiness for Future Managerial Leadership Roles
T2 - Nursing Students' Perceived Importance of Organizational Values
AU - Hendel, Tova
AU - Eshel, Nira
AU - Traister, Lelit
AU - Galon, Vered
PY - 2006/11
Y1 - 2006/11
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Nurse educators
KW - Nursing students
KW - Organizational values
KW - Values
KW - Values set
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U2 - 10.1016/j.profnurs.2006.09.003
DO - 10.1016/j.profnurs.2006.09.003
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AN - SCOPUS:33751420518
SN - 8755-7223
VL - 22
SP - 339
EP - 346
JO - Journal of Professional Nursing
JF - Journal of Professional Nursing
IS - 6
ER -