, vol. 8, issue 4, 2012.
The professional socialization of nursing students is seen as a developmental process
occurring primarily during the period of formal education. As such, it cannot be left to chance but should be
consciously considered in all generic nursing programs. Aim: Examine the relationship between the professional
socialization process and professional nursing values that occurs among undergraduate nursing students. Design: A
descriptive correlational design was used. Methods: The study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing ,Mansoura
University. Total study sample were 160 students (40 students from each study year). Data were collected through
utilizing two tools, the first consists of two parts, the first part was intended to collect individual characteristics of the
study sample, the second part was Organizational Socialization Questionnaire to measure the six dimensions of
organizational socialization. The second tool was Ochsner's Inventory of professional nursing values to measure nurse’s
professional values. Results: The study results revealed statistical significant correlation between professional
socialization and professional nursing values among the studied undergraduate nursing students, statistical significant
differences in total mean scores of professional socialization at different academic years, and no statistical significant
differences in total mean scores of professional nursing values except in autonomy subscale. Recommendations:
reflective courses and seminars about professionalism should be conducted regularly by faculty members and clinical
instructors as they play an important roles models for students. The need to foster positive and collaborative partnership
between university staff and field based staff because the clinical setting serve as an important role in understanding and
fulfilling the role of professionals.
