Open AccessProfessional Commitment of Different Generations of Nurses
Author(s) -
Kübra Gökalp
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sağlık ve hemşirelik yönetimi dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2149-018X
DOI - 10.5222/shyd.2021.91069
Subject(s) - affect (linguistics) , nursing , scale (ratio) , psychology , professional development , medicine , medical education , geography , cartography , communication
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the professional commitment of nurses belonging to different generations. Method: This study with a descriptive, comparative and cross-sectional design was conducted from May to June 2019 in a province in eastern Turkey. The research was carried out with 291 nurses working in a university hospital with usable data. “Personal Information Form and Nursing Professional Commitment Scale” were used. Results: The mean score of the Nursing Professional Commitment Scale was found to be 76.08 ± 12.94. The mean scores of the nurses in the X ( 78.65 ± 12.32), Y ( 75.35 ± 13.18) and Z ( 76.27 ± 12.92) generations were as indicated. The combination of gender and education variables had a 3% effect on the total score of the Nursing Professional Commitment Scale. Generation, gender and education variables in combination have been determined to have a significant effect of 2.2% on the total score of the Nursing Professional Commitment Scale. Conclusion: It was found that the nurses’ professional commitment was above the average level and the nurses group with the highest professional commitment belonged to the X generation. Generation, gender and education variables did not significantly affect professional commitment separately; but they were found to affect professional commitment when used in combination.