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Volume 7
J Nurs Care, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-1168
Nursing Global 2018
March 01-03, 2018
March 01-03, 2018 | London, UK
47
th
Global Nursing & Healthcare Conference
The relationship of professional behavior of nurses with organizational commitment in geriatric
intermediate care facilities in Japan
Chiharu Miyata
Mie University, Japan
Background:
More than 26% of the population in Japan is 65 years and above. Therefore, the needs and quality of geriatric
nursing should be improved. In spite of ineligible changes of nursing standards in geriatric intermediate care facilities (GICFs),
the quality of care is not on a satisfied level. In order to improve the quality of care, reconsidering professionalism of nurses
is crucial. Moreover, it is important to address appropriate working environment to develop, maintain and enhance their
professional behavior.
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to uncover relations and factors that could have any effect on professional behavior of
nurses in GICFs.
Methodology:
A quantitative, cross-sectional design was adopted, using a self-completion questionnaire survey. The
questionnaires consisted of 65 items for job satisfaction, organizational commitment (affective, continuance, and normative
commitment), professional behavior and the background information of respondents.
Results:
A total of 1,189 nurses participated. Of those, 91% (n=1084) were women, 75% (n=890) were married. The professional
work experience was 23.1 years (SD10.5). Most were directors of nursing (n=777; 65%). The job satisfaction correlated
with affective commitment and normative commitment. The professional behavior was related to marital status, academic
background and affective commitment.
Conclusions:
Affective commitment is directly proportional to positive work experience. Thus, administrators require to
understanding nurses’s psychology, emotions, and expectations, and by catering to nurses need in a manner that resultes in
improves job satisfaction. In addition, management policies that make proper strength and weakness assessments of nurses
and experience positive work experiences help to improve the professional behavior of nurses.
Biography
Chiharu Miyata completed her PhD in Human Health Science from Kyoto University School of Medicine, Japan. She is the Associate Professor at the Mie University
of Nursing Sciences in Japan. She has published several books and papers in reputed journals and has been serving in the Editorial Board of several journals of
repute.
Chiharu Miyata, J Nurs Care 2018, Volume 7
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168-C1-064