Table 3 Factor loadings of the C- NWVS (n = 250)

F1: Intrinsic work value

1. Develop your own way of working

0.802

2. Explore better nursing methods

0.862

3. Being a nurse requires constant growth

0.891

4. Improve nursing practice skills

0.894

5. As a person, you need to grow up

0.880

6. Take care of all kinds of patients to increase their work experience

0.841

7. Pursue the things you are interested in

0.811

8. Improve the professional skills of nurses

0.883

9. Learn new knowledge and skills

0.849

F2: External work value

10. Get a higher salary

0.785

11. Earn a higher salary than the average person

0.719

12. Work as a full-time employee rather than a temporary worker

0.675

13. Guaranteed long-term employment

0.743

14. Be able to work according to your favorite work mode, such as day shift or night shift, without changing your place of work

0.587

F3: Social work value

15. Contributing to society as a nurse

0.823

16. Help people around the world through nursing work

0.864

17. Provide assistance to employees of the same work unit

0.861

18. Help patients by providing care

0.861

19. Help colleagues by working in the same workplace

0.853

20. As a nurse, contribute to the medical team

0.875

21. Support the training of junior nurses

0.857

22. Establish a good working relationship with colleagues in the same workplace

0.884

23. Make friends through work

0.845

24. Connect with others through work

0.621

F4: Prestige work value

25. Become an influential person in the workplace

26. Highly respected by colleagues in the same workplace

27. The ability of nursing practice is recognized by the superior

28. As a nurse, be respected by others

29. Be highly respected by the patients

30. Be respected by junior nurses