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Abstract
Commitment can be interpreted as reflecting feeling of loyalty and pride toward an organization and agreement with its goals and values. A committed nurse is characterized by several features including a sense of belonging to the organization, desire to remain employed and a willingness to invest effort in her job. A committed nurse is more productive, shows more initiative and help to create a more effective work organization.
Generally higher or lower levels of commitment have been shown to be major drive for nurses staying with or leaving an organization. Nurses’ organizational commitment is of paramount importance for administrators and managers in health care organizations due to the crucial role nurses play in their organization’s performance and productivity. Increased nurses’ commitment improves quality and reduces absenteeism and turnover. Committed nurses do better work than uncommitted ones and organizations with committed nurses do better financially than organizations with uncommitted ones.