Organizational Support of Nurses and Professional Work Attitudes: Basis for Improvement Plan

Organizational support significantly influences the professional work attitudes of nurses, impacting their job satisfaction, commitment, motivation, and overall performance. This study aimed to examine the perceived level of organizational support among nurses and its relationship to their professional work attitudes at Pagadian City Medical Center. The study employed a descriptive-correlational research design with 86 nurse-respondents. A structured questionnaire was used to gather data on organizational support and professional work attitudes. Data were analyzed using arithmetic mean and Spearman’s rank-order correlation. Findings revealed that nurses perceived a high to very high level of organizational support. The highest ratings were given to the work environment with an average mean of 4.363, career development opportunities with a mean of 4.372, and compensation and benefits with a mean of 4.314. Leadership and management support received a relatively lower mean of 3.567. Nurses also reported high levels of professional work attitudes, including job satisfaction with a mean of 3.921, organizational commitment at 4.067, work motivation at 4.093, and interpersonal relationships at 3.937. However, correlation analysis showed no significant relationship between organizational support and professional work attitudes with an r-value of negative 0.191 and a p-value of 0.078. Despite positive perceptions of both organizational support and work attitudes, no statistically significant relationship was found between them. This suggests that other variables may influence nurses’ attitudes, and there is a need to enhance leadership support to further improve professional engagement.