Organizational Silence as Perceived by Staff Nurses and its Relation to their Self-Efficacy
El. Abdou, R., A. Hassan, H., M. Badran, F. (2023). Organizational Silence as Perceived by Staff Nurses and its Relation to their Self-Efficacy. EKB Journal Management System, 14(1), 656-669. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.287190
Rabaa El. Abdou; Heba A. Hassan; Fawzia M. Badran. "Organizational Silence as Perceived by Staff Nurses and its Relation to their Self-Efficacy". EKB Journal Management System, 14, 1, 2023, 656-669. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.287190
El. Abdou, R., A. Hassan, H., M. Badran, F. (2023). 'Organizational Silence as Perceived by Staff Nurses and its Relation to their Self-Efficacy', EKB Journal Management System, 14(1), pp. 656-669. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.287190
El. Abdou, R., A. Hassan, H., M. Badran, F. Organizational Silence as Perceived by Staff Nurses and its Relation to their Self-Efficacy. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 14(1): 656-669. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.287190

Organizational Silence as Perceived by Staff Nurses and its Relation to their Self-Efficacy

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Article 47, Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2023, Page 656-669  XML PDF (466.68 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.287190
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Authors
Rabaa El. Abdou1; Heba A. Hassan2; Fawzia M. Badran3
1B.Sc. In Nursing.
2Assistant Professor of Nursing Administration
3Assistant professor of Nursing Administration-Cairo-Egypt.
Abstract
Background Organizational silence refers to a collective-level phenomenon of saying or 
doing very little when the organization deals with serious problems. Self-efficacy known as the 
perception of competence in resolving stressful situations. Organizational silence has great impact 
on employee behavior and self-efficacy perception is an important factor in predicting an 
individual's behavior. Aim of study: this study aimed to assess Organizational silence as perceived 
by nurses and its relation to their self-efficacy. Research design: a descriptive correlational design 
was used in carrying out this study. Setting: The study was conducted at El-Hamoul General
Hospital which affiliated to Kafr EL-Sheikh Governorate Ministry of Health. El-Hamoul General 
Hospital consists of four buildings, provides care for patients in different medical specialties. Study 
subjects: The Subjects of this study included 144 staff nurses. Data collection tools: Two tools 
were used namely organizational silence scale (OSS) and self-efficacy scale (SES). Results: More 
than half of staff nurses (53%) had high level of organizational silence. Meanwhile, more than one 
quarter of them (26%) had low level of organizational silence. Hence, (20%) had moderate level of 
organizational silence. Less than two thirds (62%) of staff nurses had high level of self-efficacy. 
Meanwhile, (21.2%) had low level of self-efficacy, (16.8%) had moderate level of self-efficacy. 
Conclusion: There was statistically significant positive correlation between organizational silence 
and job self-efficacy among staff nurses. Recommendation: Share staff nurses in decision making 
by maintaining voice mechanisms in use. Update organizational policies to maximize flexibility. 
Keywords
Organizational silence; Self-efficacy; Staff Nurses
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