fa بررسی ارتباط تأخیر در ارائه مراقبت به بیمار و تعهد حرفه‌ای پرستاران Midwifery Orginal research <p><strong><em>Background and Objectives: </em></strong>Delay in patient care is the most common error that threatens patient safety and increases mortality, and hospital costs. This study investigated the relationship between delay in patient care and nurses professional commitment.</p> <p><strong><em>Materials and Methods:</em></strong> This is a descriptive correlational study. Through a stratified&nbsp;sampling method, 300 nurses were selected from Tehran University of Medical Sciences teaching hospitals. Data were collected by a three-part questionnaire consisting of demographic data, the nurse&#39;s professional commitment scale, and delay in care questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 16 using descriptive statistics and Pearson&#39;s correlation coefficient.</p> <p><strong><em>Results</em></strong><strong>:</strong> The participants were between 22-50 years old and the majority of them were women (86.7%) and married (64%). The mean score for delay in patient care was 21.54 for each nurse in the past 3 months (high) and it was 86 for professional commitment and there was a significant weak and reverse relationship between delay in patient care, and nurses professional commitment (p<0/008, R=<span dir="RTL">-</span>0/15).</p> <p><strong><em>Conclusion:</em></strong> Patient care delay is a common error in health system regardless of individual factors such as professional commitment; other factors must also be identified and addressed. Strategies to report the errors and get help from other members of the care team contribute to reducing the complications of such errors.</p> <p></p> Professional commitment, Delay in care, Nurses, Iran 72 81 http://nmcjournal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-103-3&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Mahboobeh shali محبوبه شالی M.shali@ZUMS.ac.ir 10031947532846007898 10031947532846007898 No علوم پزشکی soodabeh Joolaee سودابه جولائی sjoolaee@yahoo.com 10031947532846007899 10031947532846007899 Yes علوم پزشکی Abbas Hooshmand عباس هوشمند a.hushmand@yahoo.com 10031947532846007900 10031947532846007900 No علوم پزشکی Mansoureh Sepehrinia منصوره سپهری نیا mansoureha7@gmail.com 10031947532846007901 10031947532846007901 No علوم پزشکی hamid haghani حمید حقانی haghani511@yahoo.com 10031947532846007902 10031947532846007902 No علوم پزشکی