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Predicting nurses' organizational and professional identification: the effect of nursing roles, professional
Julie Apker1, Wendy S Ford, Dorothy H Fox
1Department of Communication, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Abstract:
Recruiting and retaining qualified nursing staff is of growing importance to today's hospital and nurse leaders. Findings from a survey completed by 190 RNs at a major teaching hospital revealed that nursing roles, professional autonomy, and supportive communication were differentially related to the nurses' organizational and professional identification. Professional autonomy was by far the strongest predictor of nurse identification, followed by manager and co-worker support. Co-worker support and traditional nursing roles predicted nurse professional identification, but neither traditional nor collaborative roles predicted nurses' identification with their organization. Communication strategies intended to help executives retain qualified nursing staff are presented.
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