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Nurses' career commitment and job performance: differences across hospitals
Majd T Mrayyan1, Ibrahim Al-Faouri
1Faculty of Nursing, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan. mmrayyan@hu.edu.jo
Nursing Leadership (Toronto, Ont.)
|June 10, 2008
Summary
Registered nurses (RNs) show strong career commitment and good job performance. Higher career commitment positively influences RN job performance, benefiting nurses, patients, and healthcare organizations.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science
- Organizational Psychology
Background:
- The relationship between nurses' career commitment and job performance is under-researched.
- Understanding this link is crucial for improving nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the correlation between career commitment and job performance in registered nurses (RNs).
- To explore differences in these concepts across various hospital types (governmental, teaching, private).
Main Methods:
- A comparative study design was employed.
- Data collected from a convenience sample of 640 registered nurses across 24 hospitals.
- Assessed career commitment and job performance using standardized measures.
Main Results:
- Nurses generally reported high career commitment and satisfactory job performance.
- No significant differences in overall career commitment were found across hospital types.
- Job performance showed some differences, with private hospitals reporting higher means, though dimensional analysis revealed no significant variations.
- A significant positive correlation was found between nurses' career commitment and job performance.
Conclusions:
- Nurses' career commitment positively influences their job performance.
- Organizational factors and individual nurse characteristics impact both commitment and performance.
- Enhancing career commitment and job performance can lead to positive outcomes for all stakeholders.
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