Countries’ cultures and professional nursing values: Cross-cultural evidence from Spanish and Colombian nursing students

• Published in: Nurse education in practice Vol. 50; p. 102953
• Main Authors: Rodríguez-Gázquez, María de los Ángeles, Basurto Hoyuelos, Salomé, González-López, José Rafael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Academic Language; Adult; Altruism; Attitude of Health Personnel; Classification; Colombia; Comparative Analysis; Comparative studies; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Cross-Sectional Studies; Cultural Context; Cultural differences; Cultural values; Culture; Ethics; Evidence; Female; Humans; Hypotheses; Male; Medical ethics; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing care; Nursing education; Nursing ethics; Nursing Students; Professional ethics; Professional Identity; Professional practice; Professionalism; Social Values; Spain; Spanish language; Statistical Analysis; Statistical Data; Students; Students, Nursing - psychology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Uncertainty; Values; Colombia; Spain; Cross-sectional studies; Students; Professional practice; Nursing ethics
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102953
• ISSN: 1471-5953

This study aimed to identify countries' cultural values associated with the importance given to certain professional nursing values by nursing students from Spain and Colombia. Weis and Schank's Nurses Professional Values Scale-Revised (NPVS-R) in its Spanish version and the Hofstede cultural classification were used for this purpose. The sample was composed of 880 nursing students. Nursing students from both countries showed a greater importance for professional nursing values compared to evidence from other countries. Significant differences were also found in the total score, dimensions, and items, always being higher for Colombian students. Based on regression results, the impact that the academic year had on the importance given to NPVS-R is non-linear (U-inverted). Both groups of students gave the highest importance to the same group of items. Those showing the largest difference in the rankings were associated with country culture differences based on the scores identified by Hofstede. Colombian and Spanish societies present similarities in Power Distance and Uncertainty Avoidance, as well as differences in the other cultural dimensions. •Countries' cultures influence professional nursing values of students.•The importance given to the professional nursing values was high in both settings. .•In both countries, the most important items belong to the Ethics dimension.•Academic year also has an impact on the importance given to professional values.