Professional Values, Clinical Decision-Making, and Organizational Commitment among Nurses: Analytic Cross-Sectional Study | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 38, Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 707-721 PDF (204.87 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.148841 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nadia Mohamed El-Sayed Ghonem1; Hanaa Mohamed Abdrabou2 | ||
| 1Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing,- Suez- Canal University. | ||
| 2Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing,- Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Professional values reflect an individual’s belief and loyalty to his/her profession. It has a positive impact on nurses’ practice of patient care. Aim of study: to assess professional values among nurses at Suez-Canal University Hospitals, and to examine its relationships with their decision-making and organizational commitment. Subjects and methods: This analytic cross-sectional study was carried out at Suez Canal University Hospitals. A purposive sampling technique was used (171 nurses). A self- administered questionnaire with scales for nursing Professional Values, Nurse Decision-Making and Organizational Commitment was used in collecting data. The fieldwork was from March to May 2019. Results: Nurses’ age 21-55 years, and 91.8% were females. In total, the mean values out of a maximum of 5 for professional values was 3.47, 2.64 for decision-making, and 3.85 for organizational commitment. The scores of professional values and clinical decision making had a strong positive significant correlation (r=0.865). In multivariate analysis, the professional values score was a positive predictor of the decision-making score. Conclusions: The nurses in the study settings have high professional values and organizational commitment, with lower decision-making skills. Professional values is a positive predictor of decision making. Recommendations: It is recommended that hospital administration enhances nurses’ abilities in decision-making through staff development programs. A study of the effect of professional values on nurse and patient outcomes is proposed. | ||
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