Parfitt B
North East Wales Institute, PLAS COCH, Wrexham, Clywd.
Int J Nurs Stud. 1994 Jun;31(3):279-88. doi: 10.1016/0020-7489(94)90054-x.
This paper represents some of the findings from a study of expatriate nurses working in developing countries. The aim of the study was to identify the value orientations of Western nurses and to suggest to what extent those values influenced practice. A values clarification exercise was carried out and classified within Kluckhohn and Strodbeck's values orientation continuum (1961, Variations in Value Orientations. Row Paterson & Co., New York). Western nurses saw themselves as knowing what was right for others. They were essentially activists seeking to 'do' many things focusing on individuals while at the same time working towards community planning. Western nurses although powerless to alter the values of the system within which they worked were able to initiate change. The ability to adapt and reconstruct individual value systems in response to working in a cross-cultural situation influenced the effectiveness of the nurse in practice.
本文介绍了一项针对在发展中国家工作的外籍护士的研究的部分发现。该研究的目的是确定西方护士的价值取向，并探讨这些价值观在多大程度上影响了实践。研究开展了一次价值观澄清活动，并将其归类于克拉克洪和斯特罗德贝克的价值取向连续统中（1961年，《价值取向的变化》，帕特森与公司，纽约）。西方护士认为自己知道什么对他人是正确的。他们本质上是行动主义者，寻求“做”很多事情，关注个体，同时致力于社区规划。西方护士虽然无力改变他们工作所在系统的价值观，但能够发起变革。在跨文化环境中工作时，适应和重建个人价值体系的能力影响了护士在实践中的有效性。
