Abbas Karami|Jamileh Farokhzadian|Golnaz Foroughameri
Nurses’ professional competency and organizational commitment: Is it important for human resource management?
Kerman University of Medical Sciences|Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences|Kerman University of Medical Sciences|Kerman University of Medical Sciences
professional competency fundamental concept nursing direct relationship quality improvement patient care public health organizational commitment kind affective attachment sense loyalty organization effective factor professional competencythis study conducted evaluate nurses professional competency organizational commitment well relationship two conceptsthis descriptiveanalytic study conducted hospitals affiliated university medical sciences southeast iran 2016 sample included 230 nurses selected using stratified random sampling data gathered three questionnaires including sociodemographic information competency inventory registered nurse cirn allen meyers organizational commitmentresults showed professional competency meansd 282053 range 156400 organizational commitment meansd 7280495 range 5881 nurses moderate levels statistically significant correlation professional competency organizational commitment 002 p 074 significant differences professional competency based marital status p 003 work experience p0001the results highlighted nurses needed competent committed organizations developing professional competency organizational commitment vital easy study suggests human resource managers pursue appropriate strategies enhance professional competency organizational commitment nursing staff necessary conduct comprehensive studies exploring status gaps human resource management healthcare different cultures contexts