Core Values:

1.  Empathy

Empathy is an incredibly important value in nursing as it helps you build trust with your patients and enables you to focus on their point of view. Naturally, this strengthens your ability to effectively communicate with them and provide better care.

​2.  Professionalism

Nurses should always remain professional with their patients and colleagues, no matter how stressful or turbulent the environment. Remaining strong and stable for patients in your care, who will often be feeling vulnerable, also helps reassure them that they are in the right hands.

3.  Autonomy

As a nurse, it is important to recognise a patient’s right to accept or refuse care provision. Medical autonomy is an ethical nursing value where nurses should aim not to influence a patient’s decisions but instead to make them feel at ease whilst educating them without bias on their choices.

4.  Altruism

If your friends and family would describe you as considerate and caring, always wanting to go that extra mile because you want to and not because you want any praise or acknowledgement, then nursing could be perfect for you! An important part of altruism is to not expect something in return for the care that you provide and advocating for fair treatment for all.

5.  Accountability

Accountability is another important value in nursing as you will need to demonstrate an ability to acknowledge responsibility for your actions and learn from mistakes. This is key to your professional growth and will prove invaluable in your re-validation and annual reviews.

6.  Curiosity

Nurses never stop learning! Nurses should be naturally curious and are encouraged to ask questions on the job to learn more about the role and responsibilities.