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| Value dimensions and statements | Rank | Mean (sd) |
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| Activism |
| Participate in activities of professional nursing associations | 13 | 4.4 (0.77) |
| Advance the profession through active involvement in health-related activities | 16 | 4.36 (0.74) |
| Recognize role of professional nursing associations in shaping healthcare policy | 20 | 4.3 (0.76) |
| Participate in nursing research/implement research findings appropriate to practice | 22 | 4.18 (0.82) |
| Participate in public policy decisions affecting distribution of resources | 25 | 3.88 (0.92) |
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| Caring |
| Maintain confidentiality of patient | 1 | 4.59 (0.71) |
| Safeguard patients’ right to privacy | 2 | 4.58 (0.68) |
| Protect moral and legal rights of patients | 4 | 4.53 (0.69) |
| Provide care without prejudice to patients of varying lifestyle | 6 | 4.48 (0.77) |
| Practice guided by principles of fidelity and respect for person | 7 | 4.45 (0.73) |
| Act as a patient advocate | 11 | 4.41 (0.76) |
| Protect rights of participants in research | 14 | 4.4 (0.81) |
| Confront practitioners with questionable or inappropriate practice | 23 | 4.17 (0.91) |
| Refuse to participate in care if in ethical opposition to own professional values | 26 | 3.82 (1.16) |
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| Justice |
| Maintain competency in area of practice | 5 | 4.53 (0.74) |
| Accept responsibility and accountability for own practice | 8 | 4.45 (0.77) |
| Seek additional education to update knowledge and skills | 9 | 4.43 (0.76) |
| Request consultation/collaboration when unable to meet patients’ needs | 15 | 4.36 (0.8) |
| Engage in ongoing self-evaluation | 21 | 4.21 (0.8) |
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| Professionalism |
| Promote and maintain standards where planned learning activities for students take place | 17 | 4.33 (0.74) |
| Establish standards as a guide for nursing practice | 18 | 4.33 (0.77) |
| Initiate actions to improve environments of practice | 19 | 4.32 (0.78) |
| Participate in peer review | 24 | 3.96 (0.9) |
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| Trust |
| Promote equitable access to health care | 3 | 4.53 (0.71) |
| Assume responsibility for meeting health needs | 10 | 4.42 (0.75) |
| Protect health and safety of public | 12 | 4.41 (0.8) |
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