Professional Identity and Loyalty of Nurses: A Strategic Link for the Sustainability of the Health System's Human Resources

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.

2 M.A. Graduate in Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.

3 Ph.D. Graduate in Public Administration, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.

Abstract

Objective: Due to the widespread withdrawal of nurses from the nursing profession due to the difficult working conditions during the Corona Pandemic, considering that manpower is the most important asset of an organization, nurses are leaving their profession during this period. It can cause many problems. Therefore, we decided to design a study to investigate the relationship between professional identity and behavioral and attitudinal loyalty (two important variables in keeping the workforce in the organization) of nurses during the corona pandemic in Tabriz Hospital.
Research Methodology: The present study is an applied descriptive research. The statistical population of the study was all nurses working in Tabriz hospitals during the Corona pandemic. Data were collected to examine the studied variables through a questionnaire. According to the statistics provided by the Nursing Organization on August 20, 1400, 5094 nurses (3992 governmental and academic, 1102 non-governmental) were providing services in Tabriz. 358 questionnaires were selected for analysis.
Findings: Based on the results, professional identity was directly and significantly correlated with attitudinal loyalty (p<0/05 و CI =%95 ،t= 9/695 ،β=0/560) in addition to professional identity and behavioral loyalty was directly and significantly correlated (p<0/05 و CI =%95 ،t= 4/535 ،β=0/331). Also attitudinal loyalty had a positive and significant effect on behavioral loyalty (p<0/05 و CI =%95 ،t= 4/306 ،β=0/323) in addition to professional identity through the mediating role of attitudinal loyalty also had a positive and indirect effect on behavioral loyalty (p<0/05 و CI =%95 ،t= 3/888 ،β=0/181).
Conclusion: The results indicate that nurses with more developed professional identities in organizational crises such as the corona pandemic show greater commitment and attitude and behavioral loyalty, in other words.

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Comparative Studies in Public Administration
Volume 3, Issue 4
February 2026
Pages 131-166

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History

  • Receive Date: 24 September 2025
  • Revise Date: 08 November 2025
  • Accept Date: 25 November 2025

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