Nursing administration

Abstract: The concept of organizational commitment has raised high interest from the perspective of understanding
the intensity and stability of the individual’s dedication to the organization. The question must be posed concerning
the way commitment in the workplace links to feelings of equity. Attainment of equity is accomplished when the
employee‘s outcomes to inputs are noted as being comparable to the referent ratios of other employees in their
organization or work group. Aim: the current study aims to determine the relationship between nurses’ perceived
pay equity and their organizational commitment. Subjects: 151nurses who are working in all units at Damanhour
National Medical Institute. Instrument of the study: The research instrument is a self- administered questionnaire
that consisted of three sections which are: section 1; demographic questions addressing items such as years of
experience, Educational level and place of work, Section 2 asking about pay equity and finally section three that
asked about the organizational commitment (OC). Results: The study findings showed a positive significant
correlation between perceived pay equity and normative commitment where P=0.001. Another positive significant
correlation was found between perceived pay equity and total level of commitment where P= 0.04. Nurses’
perceived pay equity and level of commitment differed according to their years of experience. Conclusion: A
positive significant correlation between pay equity and normative commitment (NC), as well as, total commitment
level. The majority of nurses perceived their pay as unfair, while they were nearly equal in their level of
commitment. The more experienced nurses differed significantly in relation to their perceived pay and level of
commitment than less experienced nurses. Recommendation: Link the nurses’ payment with the level of
performance of nurses through the grade of performance appraisal. Head nurses should improve nurses’ working
conditions especially newly recruited nurses to increase their commitment level.

ABSTRACT Part 1 of a 2-part series addresses a joint effort between practice and education to develop future nursing administration curricula. The series reports on collaboration between the American Organization of Nurse Executives and the Council on Graduate Education for Administration in Nursing. In part 1, authors announce the call to action, discuss nursing administration as advanced nursing practice, emphasize the significance, and highlight the attributes of a beneficial interorganizational partnership. Part 2 (November 2006) will examine the reference documents used and introduce a unique 3-dimensional curriculum framework.