EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONALISM OF NURSES IN THE CITY CENTER OF ELAZIĞ, TURKEY

Professionalism is a multi-dimensional concept that provides nurses with opportunities to grow personally and professionally This study was carried out with the aim of determining the professional attitudes of nurses in Elazığ,Turkey. This descriptive study was conducted in Elazığ Education and Research Hospital, Harput Public Hospital, Sarahatun Public Hospital, Mental Health Diseases Hospital, Family Practice Centers, Dermatological and Veneral Diseases Hospital, Fırat University Education and Research Hospital and four private hospitals in October 2013 . Data was collected using a questionnaire, which included demographic characteristics of nurses and an Inventory to Measure Professional Attitudes in Nurses. According to results, 80.4% of participants were female and %19.6 of them were male. 40.6% of them were between 22-25 age, 38.3% 26-29 and 21.1% 30 and over. 53.4% of nurses were married, 46.6% of them were single. Only 33.1% had child and 66.9% had not a child. Of all participants 94.7% work in a hospital and others in family practice center. 39.8% of nurses work in internal clinics, 43.6% in surgical clinics, 11.3% emergency services and 5.3% in family practice centers.10.5% of nurses are chief and 84.2% are clinical nurses. It can be reported that 63.2% of participants have a 0-5 year of work experience, 26.3% 6-10, and 10.5% 11 years and over. 21.1% of nurses don’t have monthly clinical watches , 21.8% of them have 1-4 watches and 30.8% have 5-8 watches. When the scores gained from Inventory to Measure Professional Attitudes in Nurses were analyzed, the highest score was 160 and the lowest was 74. The mean score was 137.1±13.9