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Published on: October 20, 2022
Trust and Organizational Commitment in a Postpandemic Environment
Marlene T Porter1, Kate Williams, Alicia Boaze
1Author Affiliations: Nurse Scientist, IEN Program Manager (Dr Porter), and Director (Dr Williams), Nursing Professional Development & Practice, Baylor Scott & White Health-Central Texas (Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Temple, Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's, Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital-West Campus); Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer (Dr Boaze) and Director (Dr Rennert), Nursing Ambulatory Care, McLane Children's Hospital Baylor Scott & White; and Director (Brunson), Nursing Surgical Services, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Temple, Temple, Texas.
Nurses demonstrate high trust and commitment postpandemic. Organizational tenure positively predicts nurse trust, highlighting leadership
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Organizational Behavior
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated existing nursing shortages.
- Research on employee trust and organizational commitment is prevalent in non-nursing fields.
- There is a notable gap in nursing literature regarding these relationships.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess nurses' trust in leadership and organizational commitment.
- To examine the postpandemic relationship between trust and commitment.
- To determine if age, tenure, and specialty predict trust and commitment.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study design.
- Electronic survey distributed to over 1000 nurses.
- Final sample size of 135 nurses over a 6-week period.
Main Results:
- High levels of both nurse trust and organizational commitment were observed.
- Significant correlations (P < 0.001) were found between all study variables.
- Organizational tenure was identified as a significant predictor of employee trust.
Conclusions:
- Leadership development focused on building trust enhances organizational commitment.
- Interventions strengthening leader-team relationships may improve nurse retention.
- Fostering trust is crucial for increasing organizational commitment among nurses.
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