Objective: Nurses are members of the profession who form the structure of the healthcare system during epidemic periods. This study aims to investigate the relationship between attitudes towards the pandemic and commitment to the profession in the pandemic process among frontline nurses. Material and Methods: Data were collected through the Information Form, the Perceptions and Attitudes towards COVID-19 Pandemic Questionnaire and the Nursing Professional Commitment Scale. The sample, recruited using the snowball sampling method, included 489 nurses who agreed to participate in the study. Data were collected online using the Google Questionnaire form. Results: The number of nurses participating in the research is 489. Demonstrating efforts about the profession and maintaining the profession scores were found to decrease as the causes perception scores of the Perceptions and Attitudes towards coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) increased in nurses who were not infected with COVID19 (p<0.05). Conclusion: Within the scope of this research, it is important to educate nurses about epidemics and to raise awareness that nursing is a key force in epidemic situations. Increasing scientific knowledge about the epidemic and supporting nurses psychosocially to manage the process will help nurses manage the process.
Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; attitude; nursing; professional commitment
Amaç: Hemşireler salgın dönemlerinde sağlık sisteminin yapısını oluşturan meslek mensuplarıdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, ön saflarda görev yapan hemşirelerin pandemi sürecinde pandemiye yönelik tutumları ile mesleğe bağlılıkları arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Veriler tanıtıcı bilgi formu, COVID-19 Salgınına Yönelik Algı ve Tutumları Değerlendirme Ölçeği ve Hemşirelikte Mesleğe Bağlılık Ölçeği aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Kartopu örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak oluşturulan örneklem, araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden 489 hemşireyi içermektedir. Veriler Google Anket formu kullanılarak çevrim içi olarak toplandı. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan hemşire sayısı 489'dur. Koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 [coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)] enfeksiyonu olmayan hemşirelerde, COVID-19'a ilişkin algı ve tutumların nedenleri algılama puanları arttıkça mesleğe ilişkin çaba gösterme ve mesleği sürdürme puanlarının düştüğü belirlendi (p<0,05). Sonuç: Bu araştırma kapsamında hemşirelerin salgın hastalıklar konusunda eğitilmesi ve hemşireliğin salgın durumlarında kilit güç olduğu konusunda farkındalık yaratılması önemlidir. Salgınla ilgili bilimsel bilginin artırılması ve hemşirelerin süreci yönetebilmesi için psikososyal açıdan desteklenmesi hemşirelerin süreci yönetmesine yardımcı olacaktır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19; pandemi; tutum; hemşirelik; mesleki bağlılık
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