Relationship of Nurses' Professional Values and Attitudes With Their Professional Behaviors.

The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the relationship of nurses' professional values and attitudes with their professional behaviors. The sample of the study included the nurses ( n = 235) at a hospital in Turkey. The results show that the importance given to professional values was high and that attitude toward the profession was positive; the importance given to professional values and positive attitude toward the profession increased in direct proportion to professional behaviors.