en Nursing Orginal research <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div><span style="line-height:2;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong><em>Background:</em></strong></span> Caring has been introduced as the essence and central value of nursing. One of the factors influencing holistic care is organizational commitment.<br> <strong><em><span style="color:#2980b9;">Objectives:</span> </em></strong>This study aimed to investigate the relationship between organizational commitment and perceptions of caring behavior from the perspective of nurses.<br> <span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong><em>Methods:</em></strong> </span>This descriptive correlational study was performed in hospitals affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Fars, Iran, in 2019. The sample size was 210 nurses working in public wards who were randomly included in the study. The data were collected by two standard questionnaires, namely Allen and Meyer Organizational Commitment and Watson Perceptions of Caring Behaviors. The data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient, independent t-test, by SPSS 25.<br> <span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong><em>Results</em>:</strong> </span>The results showed that the mean (SD) value of organizational commitment of the nurses in this study was 95.30(16.54) at a high level. Additionally, the mean (SD) score of perceiving caring behavior was 142.49(10.71) at a relatively desirable level. There was also a direct and significant relationship between organizational commitment and perceptions of caring behavior (P=0.03; r=0.149).<br> <span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong><em>Conclusion:</em></strong></span> The results of this study indicate a positive relationship between organizational commitment and perceptions of caring behavior. The findings of the present study can help nursing managers and policymakers provide the infrastructure of proper human resource management in the health system and plan to improve the dimensions of organizational commitment and perceptions of nursing caring behavior.</span></span></span></div> </div> Organizational Commitment, Caring, Nurses, Behavior, Watson’s Theoryory 24 31 http://nmcjournal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-738-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Naval Heydari navalheydari@gmail.com 100319475328460014252 100319475328460014252 No Student Research Committee, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shoushtari Mother and Child Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Mahya Torkaman mahya.torkman@yahoo.com 100319475328460014253 100319475328460014253 No Student Research Committee, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Camellia Torabizadeh torabik@sums.ac.ir 100319475328460014254 100319475328460014254 Yes Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran