Professionalism is a multi-dimensional concept
that provides nurses with opportunities to grow personally and professionally
This study was carried out with the aim of determining the professional
attitudes of nurses in Elazığ,Turkey. This
descriptive study was conducted in Elazığ Education and Research Hospital, Harput
Public Hospital, Sarahatun Public Hospital, Mental Health Diseases Hospital,
Family Practice Centers, Dermatological and Veneral Diseases Hospital, Fırat
University Education and Research Hospital and four private hospitals in
October 2013 . Data was collected using a questionnaire, which included
demographic characteristics of nurses and an Inventory to Measure Professional
Attitudes in Nurses. According to
results, 80.4% of participants were female and %19.6 of them were male. 40.6%
of them were between 22-25 age,
38.3% 26-29 and
21.1% 30 and over. 53.4% of
nurses were married, 46.6% of them were
single. Only 33.1% had child and 66.9% had not a child. Of all
participants 94.7% work in a hospital
and others in family practice center. 39.8% of nurses work in internal
clinics, 43.6% in surgical clinics,
11.3% emergency services and 5.3% in
family practice centers.10.5% of nurses are chief and 84.2% are clinical nurses. It can be reported that 63.2% of participants have a 0-5 year of work experience, 26.3% 6-10,
and 10.5% 11 years
and over. 21.1% of nurses don’t
have monthly clinical watches , 21.8% of them have 1-4 watches and 30.8% have
5-8 watches.
When the scores
gained from Inventory to Measure Professional Attitudes in Nurses were analyzed, the highest score
was 160 and the lowest was 74. The mean score was 137.1±13.9.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | Article |
Authors | |
Publication Date | June 3, 2017 |
Submission Date | October 27, 2017 |
Acceptance Date | November 3, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 2 Issue: 1 |
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