Assessment of Organizational Commitment Among Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study

The recruitment and retention of qualified nurses are essential goals for healthcare institutions. However, various challenges can compromise nurses’ commitment. The study is a cross-sectional study conducted with 218 nurses using a sociodemographic questionnaire and an organizational commitment questionnaire and conducted through an online form. Data were analyzed using PSPP version 1.6.2-g78a33a. The sample consisted of 83.5% female participants and 43.1% were between the ages of 26-35. The proportion of singles in the sample was 46.8% and the proportion of those with postgraduate (specialist) degrees was 83.5%. Most participants had only one job (72.9%) and worked in private institutions (62.4%) in São Paulo (45.4%). The majority worked in wards (23.4%), had 1-5 years of professional experience (45.0%), and had been at their current institution for 1-5 years (61.0%). Most participants work daytime shifts (67.0%) with a weekly workload of 40-48 hours (58.7%). The majority of nurses (38.5%) had no intention of leaving their jobs in the past 12 months. Most nurses showed moderate (39.4%) or high (33.9%) levels of organizational commitment. Nurses, who had only one job, worked during the day and had no intention of leaving their job in the past 12 months, had higher organizational commitment scores. Although nurses maintain good levels of commitment even during crises, inadequate working conditions negatively affect this commitment. Healthcare institution administrators and nurse managers should aim to support nurses to strengthen their organizational commitment.