Research Article

EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONALISM OF NURSES IN THE CITY CENTER OF ELAZIĞ, TURKEY

Volume: 2 Number: 1 June 3, 2017
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EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONALISM OF NURSES IN THE CITY CENTER OF ELAZIĞ, TURKEY

Abstract

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. 

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Meliha Atalay This is me

Publication Date

June 3, 2017

Submission Date

October 27, 2017

Acceptance Date

November 3, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 2 Number: 1

APA
Doğan Yüksekol, Ö., & Atalay, M. (2017). EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONALISM OF NURSES IN THE CITY CENTER OF ELAZIĞ, TURKEY. International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 2(1), 14-20. https://doi.org/10.23884/ijhsrp.2017.2.1.03
AMA
1.Doğan Yüksekol Ö, Atalay M. EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONALISM OF NURSES IN THE CITY CENTER OF ELAZIĞ, TURKEY. IJHSRP. 2017;2(1):14-20. doi:10.23884/ijhsrp.2017.2.1.03
Chicago
Doğan Yüksekol, Özlem, and Meliha Atalay. 2017. “EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONALISM OF NURSES IN THE CITY CENTER OF ELAZIĞ, TURKEY”. International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 2 (1): 14-20. https://doi.org/10.23884/ijhsrp.2017.2.1.03.
EndNote
Doğan Yüksekol Ö, Atalay M (June 1, 2017) EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONALISM OF NURSES IN THE CITY CENTER OF ELAZIĞ, TURKEY. International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 2 1 14–20.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Doğan Yüksekol and M. Atalay, “EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONALISM OF NURSES IN THE CITY CENTER OF ELAZIĞ, TURKEY”, IJHSRP, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 14–20, June 2017, doi: 10.23884/ijhsrp.2017.2.1.03.
ISNAD
Doğan Yüksekol, Özlem - Atalay, Meliha. “EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONALISM OF NURSES IN THE CITY CENTER OF ELAZIĞ, TURKEY”. International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 2/1 (June 1, 2017): 14-20. https://doi.org/10.23884/ijhsrp.2017.2.1.03.
JAMA
1.Doğan Yüksekol Ö, Atalay M. EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONALISM OF NURSES IN THE CITY CENTER OF ELAZIĞ, TURKEY. IJHSRP. 2017;2:14–20.
MLA
Doğan Yüksekol, Özlem, and Meliha Atalay. “EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONALISM OF NURSES IN THE CITY CENTER OF ELAZIĞ, TURKEY”. International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 14-20, doi:10.23884/ijhsrp.2017.2.1.03.
Vancouver
1.Özlem Doğan Yüksekol, Meliha Atalay. EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONALISM OF NURSES IN THE CITY CENTER OF ELAZIĞ, TURKEY. IJHSRP. 2017 Jun. 1;2(1):14-20. doi:10.23884/ijhsrp.2017.2.1.03

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