Weis D, Schank M J
J Contin Educ Nurs. 1991 Mar-Apr;22(2):50-3. doi: 10.3928/0022-0124-19910301-05.
A commitment to values is increasingly important for professional nurses. For practitioners of nursing, advances in knowledge and technology are raising complicated ethical questions that need a response. The guiding of ethical decision-making is a primary function of a code of ethics such as the Code for Nurses document (1978). Among practitioners of nursing, values identified most frequently are reflected in the first six statements that deal with professional issues. Values inherent in the last five statements, which focus on social issues, such as professional empowerment, are not readily identified. Internalization of the social issue values is critical for the future of nursing.
对价值观的坚守对专业护士来说愈发重要。对于护理从业者而言，知识和技术的进步引发了复杂的伦理问题，需要做出回应。诸如《护士守则》文件（1978年）这类道德准则的主要功能之一就是指导伦理决策。在护理从业者中，最常被提及的价值观体现在涉及专业问题的前六条陈述中。而最后五条陈述所蕴含的、聚焦于诸如专业赋权等社会问题的价值观则不太容易被识别。社会问题价值观的内化对护理行业的未来至关重要。
