How important is altruism to nursing students?

The main scores of the subdimensions were found to be as follows: "Participating in Volunteer Activities," 24.51 ± 6.50; "Helping Financially," 23.56 ± 5.01; "Helping in Traumatic Situations," 25.68 ± 3.68; "Caring for the 'Elderly/Sick,'" 16.54 ± 3.25; "Helping Based on Physical Strength," 19.55 ± 4.21; "Helping in the Education Process," 19.68 ± 3.72; and "Helping from a Sense of Closeness," 21.06 ± 3.34. The total mean score of the Altruism Scale was found to be 150.59 ± 24.16. The altruism levels of nursing students were found to be at a high level. In addition, the altruism levels of the students who were female, studying in the fourth grade, has an income less than their expenses, felt belonging to the profession, and read books were found to be higher compared to the others.