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The nurse's multiple commitments

M C Corley¹, H O Mauksch

¹Nursing Administration and Information Systems, Medical College of Virginia School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298.

Journal of Professional Nursing : Official Journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing

|March 1, 1993

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Nurses juggle many commitments, but research often overlooks patient commitment. Clarifying the concept of commitment is crucial for understanding how nurses manage these diverse professional obligations.

Area of Science:

Nursing
Organizational Behavior
Healthcare Management

Background:

Nurses experience multiple commitments, including organizational, work, professional, job, patient, and personnel.
Existing research predominantly focuses on organizational commitment, with less attention to professional and job commitment.
This narrow focus neglects the critical aspect of nurse-patient commitment.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the fragmented approach in current nursing commitment research.
To emphasize the understudied area of nurse-patient commitment.
To advocate for a clarified understanding of commitment to improve knowledge on how nurses manage multiple commitments.

Main Methods:

Literature review of nursing commitment research.

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Conceptual analysis of the multifaceted nature of nurse commitment.

Identification of research gaps regarding patient commitment.

Main Results:

Research on nurse commitment is fragmented, primarily addressing organizational aspects.
Commitment to patients is a significantly under-researched area in nursing.
A comprehensive understanding of nurse commitment requires integrating all commitment types.

Conclusions:

Current research on nursing commitments is incomplete due to its narrow focus.
Further research is needed to clarify the concept of nurse commitment, especially concerning patients.
A holistic view of commitment is essential for understanding nurses' professional lives and improving patient care.