Learning Objective #1: Nurses’ organizational commitment is related to the nurses’ desire for retention.

Learning Objective #2: The level of nurses’ organizational commitment is a predictor of nurses’ desire for rention.

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the nurses' organizational commitment that associated with nurse desire for retention in the medical center hospitals in Taiwan.

Method: The sample consisted of 588 full-time staff nurses were randomly selected in four medical center hospitals in Taiwan. Each subjects completed a survey packet including demographic data, Porter's Organizational Commitment Questionnaire, and questions regarding their desire to remain, anticipated retirement in their organizations. Discriminate Functional Analysis and frequency distributions were applied in the data analyses.

Result / Conclusion: The study showed that mean score of nurses' organizational commitment was 66 (SD=14.02), moderated level of commitment. The study revealed that the nurses' organizational commitment levels can predict their desire for retention. The study also discovered the level of nurses organizational commitment have 71 % of predictability in nurses' desiring to retention. Recommendations for further research included longitudinal and qualitative investigations to triangulate theses findings.