Introduction:
The medical science profession is not only restricted to acquiring the required knowledge and skills
but also demands specific human attributes that are necessary to pursue this profession. Nurses have a
responsibility to make and act on their professional values based on their profession. The purpose of
the present study was to standardize the Nursing Professional Values Questionnaire.
Method and Materials:
In this correlational survey study, 220 junior and senior students of Mashhad Nursing and Midwifery
Faculty in 2015 were enrolled in the study through the census method. The construct validity of this
assay was determined by factor analysis. Factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were used
to analyze the factors of the nursing professional values questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis,
principal components, Scree test, and varimax orthogonal rotation method were used.
Results:
Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses were used in factor analysis of the nursing professional
values questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis, principal components, Scree test, and varimax
orthogonal rotation method were used. Finally, according to the significant results of the Kaiser-
Meyer- Alkin test and Bartlett's sphericity Olkin; three factors were obtained. These three subscales
include the subscales of care, professionalism, and pragmatism.
Conclusion:
According to the results of this study, the modified version of the Professional Values Questionnaire
is a necessary form to measure the professional values of students. This questionnaire is somewhat
different from the one developed by Weis and Schank and has fewer questions that prevent the tester
from getting bored. Therefore, this questionnaire is suitable for assessing nurses' professional values.