Factors Associated with Nursing Professionalism: Insights from Tertiary Care Center in India

• DOI: 10.1186/s12912-024-01820-4
• Publication Date: 2024-03-06T08:02:30Z
• Authors: Poonam Kumari; Surya Kant Tiwari; Nidhin Vasu; Poonam Joshi; Manisha Mehra
• Keywords: Nursing management

Abstract Background Professionalism among nurses plays a critical role in ensuring patient safety and quality care involves delivering competent, safe, ethical while also working with clients, families, communities, healthcare teams. Aims objectives To assess the level of nursing professionalism factors affecting at tertiary center India. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2022 to March 2023 using total enumeration sampling technique. Following institutional ethics committee approval, standardized tools were administered consisting Nursing Scale socio-demographic, personal, organizational characteristics. Results 270 participated, response rate 93.7%. The mean age participants 27.33 ± 2.75 years, majority being female (82.6%) belonged group 23–27 years (59.6%). More than half exhibited high (53%), highest lowest median scores for professional responsibility (29.0) valuing human beings (13.0) respectively. Multivariate regression analysis demonstrated that, compared their counterparts, graduate qualification (AOR = 4.77, 95% CI 1.16–19.68), up-to-date training 4.13, 1.88–9.06), adequate career opportunity 33.91, 14.48–79.39) had significant associations professionalism. Conclusion/Implications practice professionalism, particularly domains management. Hospitals institutions can use these findings develop policies prioritize opportunities attend conferences workshops enhance values, ultimately leading improved outcomes. Patient public contribution No or contribution.