Effects of Certain Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Nurses Who Work in A University Hospital on Their Organizational Commitment Levels

¹Koc University, Departman of Nursing Management, Istanbul
²Koc University, Departman of Public Health Nursing, Istanbul
³Dokuz Eylul University, Departman of Nursing Principles, Istanbul

INTRODUCTION: Organizational commitment which is formed as the result of the organization-employee relationship is the power of the commitment that employees feel for the organization they work. It is a necessity to increase nurses� commitment to the health organization in which the majority of the workers are nurses. Nurses� commitment to their organization is not only important for themselves but it is also important for ill/healthy individuals and for the economy of the country.In this study, effects of certain socio-demographic characteristics of nurses who work in a university hospital on their organizational commitment levels were examined.
METHODS: This research is a descriptive and involves all nurses who work at University Hospital. The data were collected by using "Socio-Demographic Characteristics Information Form" and �Organizational Commitment Scale� translated into Turkish by Dagli, Elcicek and Zakir (2018). Results of the study were obtained by applying a survey to a total of 190 nurses between the dates of December 2018 and April 2019. SPSS 22.0 package program was used to evaluate the data.
RESULTS: It was found that the level of organizational commitment of the nurses was moderate 3.13�0.16. According to result of the logistic regression analysis, a significant difference was found between the nurses' level of organizational commitment and their ages, education levels, professional experience, income levels; while no significant difference was found between the nurses' level of organizational commitment and their genders and marital status.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: As a result, in this study difference was found between the nurses� level of organizational commitment and socio demographic characteristics so executive nurses should focus on this issue.

Keywords:

Bir �niversite Hastanesinde �al��an Hem�irelerin Baz� Sosyo Demografik �zelliklerinin �rg�tsel Ba�l�l�k D�zeylerine Etkisi

¹Ko� �niversitesi Hem�irelik Fak�ltesi, Hem�irelikte Y�netim Ana Bilim Dal�, �stanbul
²Ko� �niversitesi Hem�irelik Fak�ltesi, Halk Sa�l�� Hem�ireli�i Ana Bilim Dal�, �stanbul
³Dokuz Eyl�l �niversitesi Hem�irelik Fak�ltesi, Hem�irelik Esaslar� Ana Bilim Dal�, �stanbul

G�R�� ve AMA�: �rg�t-i�g�ren ili�kisi sonucunda olu�an �rg�tsel ba�l�l�k i� g�renin �al��t�� rg�te kar�� hissetti�i ba��n g�c�d�r. �rg�tler i�in �al��anlar�n �al��t�klar� �rg�tten memnun olmalar�n� sa�lamak, mal ve/veya hizmet �retmek kadar �nemli g�r�lmektedir. �o�unlu�unu hem�irelerin olu�turdu�u sa�l�k kurulu�lar�nda da �rg�t�n ba�ar�s� i�in, hem�irelerin �rg�te olan ba�l�l�klar�n�n art�r�lmas� bir gerekliliktir. Hem�irelerin �rg�te ba�l�l�klar� yaln�zca hem�ireler a��s�ndan de�il hasta/sa�l�kl� bireyler ve �lke ekonomisi a��s�ndan da �nem g�stermektedir. Bu �al��mada bir �niversite hastanesinde �al��an hem�irelerin baz� sosyo demografik �zelliklerinin �rg�tsel ba�l�l�k d�zeylerine etkisi incelenmi�tir.
Y�NTEM ve GERE�LER: Bu ara�t�rma tan�mlay�c� ve ili�ki aray�c� tasar�mda yap�lm��t�r. �al��man�n �rneklemini bir �niversite hastanesinde �al��an hem�ireler olu�turmu�tur. Veriler; �Sosyo-Demografik �zellikler Bilgi Formu� ve Da�l�, El�i�ek ve Zakir (2018) taraf�ndan T�rk�e ge�erlilik g�venilirli�i yap�lan �rg�tsel Ba�l�l�k �l�e�i kullan�larak toplanm��t�r. Toplamda 190 hem�ireye anket �al��mas� Aral�k 2018-Nisan 2019 tarihleri aras�nda uygulanarak �al��ma sonu�lar� elde edilmi�tir. Verilerin de�erlendirilmesinde SPSS lisansl� 22.0 paket program� kullan�lm��t�r.
BULGULAR: �al��mada hem�irelerin �rg�tsel ba�l�l�k �l�ek ortalamalar� 3.13�0.16 olup orta d�zeyde oldu�u saptanm��t�r. Lojistik regresyon analizi sonucuna g�re ya�, medeni durum, e�itim durumu ve gelir durumuna g�re �rg�tsel ba�l�l�k aras�nda pozitif y�nde anlaml� fark bulunurken cinsiyet ve medeni duruma g�re ise �rg�tsel ba�l�l�k aras�nda anlaml� fark bulunmam��t�r.
TARTI�MA ve SONU�: Bu �al��man�n sonucunda hem�irelerin baz� sosyo demografik �zelliklerinin �rg�tsel ba�l�l�k d�zeyleri aras�nda anlaml� fark bulunmu�tur. Y�netici hem�irelerin, hem�irelerin �rg�tsel ba�l�l��n� etkileyen sosyo demografik �zellikleri dikkate almalar� ve bunlara y�nelik stratejiler geli�tirmeleri �nerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Seda Sar�k�se, Tu��e �nver, Zuhal Bahar, Nihal G�rde�, Nilg�n G�ktepe. Effects of Certain Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Nurses Who Work in A University Hospital on Their Organizational Commitment Levels. Journal of Health and Nursing Management. 2020; 7(1): 78-87

Corresponding Author: Seda Sar�k�se, T�rkiye