Professional Commitment of Different Generations of Nurses

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• generation
• healthcare employees
• z generation
• professional commitment
• factorial anova