Nursing students' individual values, inclination to ethical and professional values

Purpose To determine the relationship between nursing students' individual values, inclination to ethical and professional nursing values. Design and Methods This cross‐sectional study was conducted with 315 nursing students in Turkey. Data were collected using the student information form, the Portrait Values Scale, the Inclination to Ethical Values Scale, and Nursing Professional Values Scale. Findings The students' basic values are Tradition and Universalism. It was determined that an inclination toward ethical and professional values was quite high. Practice Implications The fact that nursing students are aware of their individual values how these values affect behaviour can be a guide to human focused values in professional lifes.