Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research1735-9066195201412245424EN20141224<p>ABSTRACT</p><p>Background: Cultural values are invisible and relatively constant in societies. The purpose of the present study is to find diversities in cultural values of Iranian and Malaysian nursing students.</p><p>Materials and Methods: Convenience sampling method was used for this comparative-descriptive study to gather the data from full-time undergraduate degree nursing students in Iran and Malaysia. The data were collected using Values Survey Module 2008 and were analyzed by independent t-test.</p><p>Results: The means of power distance, individualism, and uncertainty avoidance values were significantly different between the two study populations.</p><p>Conclusions: The academics should acknowledge diversities in cultural values, especially in power distance index, to minimize misconceptions in teaching-learning environments.</p><p>Key words: Cultural values, Iran, Malaysia, nursing students&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://ijnmr.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijnmr/article/view/1084http://ijnmr.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijnmr/article/download/1084/798