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The Relationship between Autonomy and Professional Commitment with the Level of Education in Critical Care Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Zahra Jafari *   , Maryam Esmaeili , Fatemeh Bahramnejad , Arezoo Noie |
| Department of Anesthesiology, Qom Paramedic School, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran , z.jafari13711@gmail.com |
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Background & aim: Professional autonomy and commitment are factors influencing the retention process in the nursing profession, job satisfaction and quality of care in Critical Care Units (CCUs). The level of education of nurses plays an important role in their ability to develop autonomy and commitment. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between autonomy and professional commitment with the level of education.
Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional study was conducted in the year 2021 in the CCUs of hospitals affiliated to Qom University of Medical Sciences. The study population consisted of 160 nurses working in CCUs who were selected by available method. Research tools included demographic questionnaire, autonomy and professional commitment questionnaire. In order to determine the relationship between the variables, Pearson correlation, analysis of variance and independent t tests were used.
Results: According to the findings, the average score of professional commitment in the CCUs in general (12.82 ± 91.14) and the average score of professional autonomy in nurses (74.10 ± 15.35) was reported, which shows the commitment and high professional autonomy of the nurses working in these units. Among the different dimensions of professional commitment, the highest score was related to engagement with the nursing profession with an average of 3.63 ± 0.78 and the lowest score was related to understanding of nursing with an average of 3.02 ± 0.56. Professional autonomy in the performance-based autonomy dimension had the highest mean (25.26 ± 6.31) and value-based autonomy dimension had the lowest mean (23.87 ± 6.15). Professional autonomy had a significant relationship with the level of education (P = 0.020).
Conclusion: The findings showed that there is a significant relationship between commitment and professional autonomy. Therefore, familiarizing nurses with the factors affecting professional autonomy, including increasing and updating knowledge, can be effective in increasing professional autonomy. Considering the autonomy in the performance of nurses in CCUs, it can increase the quality of care by increasing professional commitment. Also, the findings showed that considering the limited level of education, it cannot be concluded that nurses with a bachelor's degree show higher autonomy and professional commitment. |
Article number: 4 |
| Keywords: Critical Care, Professional Autonomy, Professional Commitment, Level of Education, Nurse |
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Received: 2024/03/6 | Accepted: 2024/04/17 | Published: 2024/07/6
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