Masoumeh Shohani
1, Vahid Zamanzadeh
2*1 Department of Nursing, Allied Medical Sciences Faculty, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
2 Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
Introduction:
Professionalism is one of the fundamental concepts in nursing and
the result of the interaction with the environment and others. Nursing
professionalism impact on quality of care and affected by several factors. This
study aimed to determine the attitude of nurses to professionalism and the
factors affecting it.
Methods: In
this descriptive study, the attitude among nurses to professionalism has been measured
by using the questionnaire Hall, in five dimensions "membership in professional organizations", "public service", "a sense of calling", "self-regulation","
autonomy" and a researcher made questionnaire about
effective factors. 185 nurses working in health centers under the supervision
of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, using stratified random sampling
participated in the study. Data using SPSS software, descriptive and
inferential statistics, were analyzed.
Results: The
results showed that the nurse's attitude to professionalism is the average
level. Among the five dimensions, the scores from highest to lowest consist of
"membership in professional organizations", "a sense of calling", "self-regulation",
"autonomy" and "public service".
The relationship between nurses attitudes toward professionalism and variables
of work experience and participation in training courses for individual
empowerment was statistically significant (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The
professional attitude among nurses is the average level. Given the importance
of the professionalism in nursing and the influence of various factors, efforts
are done to achieve the desired level and reducing the barriers.