Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the relationships between the nurses' professional values and their empathy and patience levels, and the factors affecting them.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 215 nurses working at a university hospital between February and April 2021. Data were collected using the "Nurse Information Form," "Nurses' Professional Values Scale," "Patience Scale," and "The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire."
Findings: Results of our study revealed that nurses had high scores for the perception of professional values, empathy levels, and patience levels.
Conclusions: Nurses had high scores for perceptions of professional values, empathy levels, and patience levels. Nurses' demographic characteristics influenced the scores.
Keywords: empathy; nursing; patience; professional values; professionalism.
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