Abstract:

The role of professional organizations in the study is examined in terms of the professionalization of a profession. In our country, as the professionalization process of nursing has not yet been completed and the acceptance that corporate changes are more possible during crisis periods, the behavior of nursing professional organizations in Turkey during the Covid-19 pandemic period has been analyzed in a qualitative way. In this context, nursing professional organizations and the official websites of the Ministry of Health and nursing professional organizations or the profession represented academic/health workers have been examined the publications and shared in the media of individuals. The findings indicate that the nursing professional organizations in Turkey (i) establish the rules and standards for the performance of the profession and monitor the conformity to these standards, (ii) defend the interests of the professional members, (iii) extend the field of professional competence, (iv) speak in the name of the professional members, (v) negotiating roles. The findings also show that nursing professional organizations (i) represent the profession in the Scientific Council and the Provincial Pandemic Council; (ii) communicate their opinions/suggestions/suggestions to the Ministry; (iii) express their complaints and demands on working conditions, safety and health of the professional members through the mass and social media that they are in the initiative to influence decision makers (lobicity). Restrictions and recommendations for future studies have been discussed.