The relationship between the individualized care perceptions of nurses and their professional commitment: Results from a descriptive correlational study in Turkey

Aim/objective: This study aimed to measure individualized care perceptions and professional commitment among nurses and investigate the relationship between these variables. Background: It is necessary to identify the factors that affect professional commitment and individualized care, which further influence outputs such as quality of care and patient and staff satisfaction. Design: It is a descriptive cross-sectional study. Methods: This study was conducted with 231 nurses working in surgery, internal diseases and intensive care departments at a public hospital in Turkey between September 2018 and March 2019. Results: The study found that the perception of individualized care among the nurses (ICS-A) was on a good level (3.81 +/- 0.71) and their professional commitment (NPCS) was at on a medium level (79.95 +/- 13.07). There was a positive significant relationship between the departments at which the nurses worked and their perceptions of individualized care (p < 0.05). A positive significant relationship (p < 0.05) was also found between the professional commitment of the nurses and the duration of their service at the departments and whether they chose the profession willingly (p < 0.05). The results of the study indicated a positive significant relationship (p < 0.05) between the NPCS and ICS-A mean scores of the nurses. Conclusions: This study is expected to be guiding in education and practice environments on both national and international levels in terms of increasing patient care quality, patient satisfaction and job satisfaction in nurses.