title: Levels of career commitment and career entrenchment of nurses from public and private hospitals.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of the types of relations to career - commitment and entrenchment - of nurses from public and private hospitals.
  
  
  METHODS
  Field survey with a quantitative approach. A total of 237 nurses participated in the survey through a questionnaire with 43 questions about sociodemographic data, occupation, and relation to career. Descriptive statistics, frequency analysis, and Mann-Whitney U test were used for data analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nurses from public and private hospitals have a high level of career commitment and a median level of career entrenchment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses have a stronger relation of affection and identification to career than a relation of stagnation, maintained primarily due to investments, followed by emotional costs and lack of alternatives. This fact is associated with individuals continuing in nursing and having a strong commitment to activities.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mauren Pimentel
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vânia Medianeira Flores
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luis Felipe Dias
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Laércio André Gassen
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Balsan
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Andressa Schaurich
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gean Carlos
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Tomazzoni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002321:Career Choice; D002322:Career Mobility; D005260:Female; D016304:Hospitals, Private; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000074824:Work Engagement; D055815:Young Adult