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This is a descriptive study that is conducted to determine professional attitudes of nurse managers. The study population was formed by all nurses at a managerial position in a group of hospitals in Turkey from May 2018 to July 2018. The study sample included 202 nurses, who agreed to be enrolled and were not on sick leave or administrative leave in the study period. Data is collected using personal characteristics form and Inventory of Professional Attitude at Occupation. Data is electronically analyzed with percentile, mean, T test and Mann-Whitney U test. It is revealed out that 75.2% of nurses aged 31 or above, 87.1% were female, 62.4% had professional experience of 1 to 15 years and 57.4% had been working for 1 to 5 years in the organization. Total score of Inventory of Professional Attitude at Occupation was 142.49±23.6. It is determined that age, gender, marital status, professional experience, corporate experience and professional position do not influence the professional attitude at occupation (p>0.05), while the educational status affected the professional attitude at occupation (p<0.05). Cronbach Alpha value of Inventory of Professional Attitude at Occupation was 0.97. According to data of the study, it is determined that professional attitude of nurses is at good level. It is recommended to promote continuous education to evaluate improvement in professional attitude aspects of nurses and for professionalism.

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