Nurses' Career Commitment and Job Performance: Differences across Hospitals

Abstract

The interrelatedness of nurses' career commitment and job performance is debated. In nursing, few studies have focused on the relationship between the two concepts. A convenience sample of 640 registered nurses (RNs) from 24 hospitals was recruited. A comparative design was used to assess differences among governmental, teaching and private hospitals in regard to the concepts measured. In general, nurses were found to "agree" that they had a lifelong commitment to their careers, and that they were performing "well" their jobs in accordance with standards. Hospitals in the sample differed in most demographics except in gender, areas of work and decision-making styles. Based on the total scores of nurses' career commitment, there were no significant differences across hospitals. Based on the total scores of nurses' job performance, F-tests indicated some differences; the highest mean was at private hospitals. Using dimensional means of nurses' job performance uncovered no significant differences among hospitals. Individual items of nurses' job performance subscales differed, in some cases significantly, particularly for nurses working at private hospitals: nurses' career commitment was correlated positively and significantly with their job performance.

Nurses’ views on hospital organizational characteristics

“…Demographics of nurses who completed the survey are consistent with the demographics of the nursing task force in Jordan. These findings are consistent with other authors …”

“…Thus, several hospitals are involved in quality initiatives and accreditation efforts. However, the healthcare system is still experiencing several challenges, including the reallocation of high levels of public expenditure on health which is unsustainable . Tremendous efforts toward hospital organizational and work environment improvements are still needed.…”

Relationships among self‐esteem, job adjustment and service attitude amongst male nurses: a structural equation model

“…Heponiemi et al (2008) noticed that there is a significant positive correlation between job satisfaction and job involvement. According to Mrayyan and Al-Faouri (2008), career commitment is positively related to the job performance of nurses and is affected by personal characteristics and organisational factors in the workplace. Furthermore, Al-Ahmadi (2009) provided direct evidence that job performance correlates positively with the organisational commitment of nurses.…”

“…2008, 2009). In the study by Mrayyan and Al‐Faouri (2008), the author found that the majority of nurses view nursing as their lifelong commitment. Notably, nurses’ career commitments were significantly related to job performance.…”

“…Unlike working conditions serving as the external factor, job involvement is an internal factor, which is directly related to the organisational identification of nurses (Katrinli et al 2008(Katrinli et al , 2009). In the study by Mrayyan and Al-Faouri (2008), the author found that the majority of nurses view nursing as their lifelong commitment. Notably, nurses' career commitments were significantly related to job performance.…”