Organizational Variables Influencing Nurses' Performance at Quena General Hospital
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 3
Abstract
Nurses' performance is essential in order to accomplish health care in an effective manner.Study aim: To determine organizational variables influencing performance of nursesat Quena General Hospital.Study design: A descriptive explorative research design was used .Setting: The study was conducted in (medical, surgical, pediatrics, ICU, OR, maternal and gynecological departments) at Quena General Hospital. Subjects: The study included all available nurses' who were working in selected departments (n=166). Tools of the study:A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection it consisted of two parts: The First part included the personal characteristics of studied nurses. The second part,factors affecting the nurses' performance questionnaire. It consisted of(67) items divided into eight subscales: knowledge and skills, performance appraisal and utilization of results, remuneration, benefits, reward and recognition, staff development, work space and environment, organizational mission and goal, commitment and satisfaction and leadership and management style. Results: It showed that highest variable that influencing nurses' performance was knowledge and skills while, the lowest one was the organizational mission and goal. There were statistically significant relationships between organizational variables influencing performance of nurses, and personal characteristics.Conclusion: The most important variables that have influencing the nurses' performance were the knowledge and skills, remuneration, benefits, reward and recognition.Recommendation: Nursing managersshould develop; strategies for improvement of nurse's knowledge and competencies,performance management system, and polices for improvement of nurses' leadership and management abilities.
Authors and Affiliations
HanaaEsmail Sabra, NahedShawkat Abo-Elmagd, SaharFahmyAl sayed Gawad
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