Nurses' Perception toward their Rights and its' Relation to Job Satisfaction at Benha University Hospital
Hamed, H., Eid, N., Hasanin, A. (2017). Nurses' Perception toward their Rights and its' Relation to Job Satisfaction at Benha University Hospital. EKB Journal Management System, 2(2), 27-36. doi: 10.21608/menj.2017.129092
Hamees Elsayed Hamed; Nermin Mohamed Eid; Aya Ghoneimy Hasanin. "Nurses' Perception toward their Rights and its' Relation to Job Satisfaction at Benha University Hospital". EKB Journal Management System, 2, 2, 2017, 27-36. doi: 10.21608/menj.2017.129092
Hamed, H., Eid, N., Hasanin, A. (2017). 'Nurses' Perception toward their Rights and its' Relation to Job Satisfaction at Benha University Hospital', EKB Journal Management System, 2(2), pp. 27-36. doi: 10.21608/menj.2017.129092
Hamed, H., Eid, N., Hasanin, A. Nurses' Perception toward their Rights and its' Relation to Job Satisfaction at Benha University Hospital. EKB Journal Management System, 2017; 2(2): 27-36. doi: 10.21608/menj.2017.129092

Nurses' Perception toward their Rights and its' Relation to Job Satisfaction at Benha University Hospital

Menoufia Nursing Journal
Article 3, Volume 2, Issue 2, November 2017, Page 27-36  XML PDF (649.58 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/menj.2017.129092
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Authors
Hamees Elsayed Hamed1; Nermin Mohamed Eid2; Aya Ghoneimy Hasanin3
1Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University
2Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University
3Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University.
Abstract
Meeting nurses' rights are very important, because it affects the total outcome of hospital productivity, quality of care and nurses job satisfaction. The purpose of the study is to. assess nurses' perception toward their rights and its' relation to their job satisfaction at Benha University Hospital Adescriptive correlational design was utilized to meet the purpose of this study The study sample included 214 staff nurses working at Benha University Hospital Three instruments were used for data collection namely personal characteristics questionnaire, nurses' rights questionnaire andnurses' job satisfaction questionnaire. The results showed that about two thirds of staff nurses (65.9%) perceived their rights, More than half of staff nurses (54.6%) had low job satisfaction level and there was a highly statistically negative correlation between staff nurses' perception toward their rights and their job satisfaction. The study concluded that about two thirds of staff nurses (65.9%) perceived their rights, More than half of staff nurses (54.6%) had low job satisfaction level,. There was a highly statistically negative correlation between staff nurses' perception toward their rights and their job satisfaction. The study recommended that hospital administrator should encourage nurses' participation in decision making forums within the hospital, there should be clear job description with a defined set of duties, responsibilities and rights for staff nurses and there should be continuous education center within the hospital to enhance nurses' development.
Keywords
Nurses' rights; Nurses' Perception; Job satisfaction
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