RT Journal Article
T1 Influence of nursing students' perceptions of clinical instructor caring on their professional values
A1 Domínguez Martís, Eva María
A1 López González, Laura
A1 Núñez Iglesias, María Jesús
A1 Freire-Garabal Núñez, Manuel
A1 Fernández Feito, Ana
A1 Mosteiro-Miguéns, Diego Gabriel
A1 Novío Mallón, Silvia
K1 Caring
K1 Clinical instructor
K1 Nursing
K1 Professional value
K1 Student
AB Background: Caring is an integral part of the nursing profession. The standards that guide nurses when caring for patients are the professional values which are learned throughout the career. In this process of learning, clinical instructors might play an important role since they have been identified as powerful role models for their students.Purpose: This study aimed to examine the relationship between nursing students' perceptions of clinical instructor caring and students' professional values.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out between January and July 2024. A total of 407 nursing students from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), ≥18 years old of both sexes were invited to complete the Spanish version of the scales: Nursing Students' Perception of Instructor Caring scale (S-NSPIC) and Nursing Professional Values (S-EVPS).Results: A statistically significant correlation was found between nursing students' perceptions of clinical instructor caring and students' professional values (r = 0.279, p ≤0.01), with the subscale "Confidence through caring" explaining 7 % of the total S-EVPS score.Conclusion: Clinical instructors contribute to shape students' professional values, being instructors' expressive caring behavior a key factor that contribute to students' learning of professionalism.
PB Elsevier
SN 1532-8481
YR 2025
FD 2025-06-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/43348
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/43348
LA eng
NO Journal of Professional Nursing Volume 60, September–October 2025, Pages 1-8
DS Minerva
RD 3 may 2026