The influence of professional competency, professional commitment, and nursing organizational culture on the person-centered practice of nurses in long-term care hospitals: A cross-sectional study

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the influence of professional competency, commitment, and nursing organizational culture on person-centered practice nurses in long-term care hospitals. Methods: A total 131 seven hospitals Daegu city Kyeongsang province participated study. Professional culture, were measured using Nurse Competence Short-Form, Commitment Questionnaire, Nursing Organizational Culture scale, Korean Measure Person-Directed Care. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used analyze data. Results: Nurses had mean scores 4.77±0.84 for competency 4.27±0.89 commitment out a 1~7 scale 3.45±0.44 1~5 scale. Regarding highest score relation-oriented lowest task-oriented culture. Nurses’ (β=.59, p<.001) innovation-oriented (β=.36, factors influencing practice, which explained variance 52.5%. Conclusion: To improve hospitals, it is necessary implement strategies improving nurses’