Nursing Personnel Perception toward Entrepreneurship and its Relation with their Empowerment and Motivation | ||||
Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
Article 32, Volume 13, Issue 51, May 2025, Page 350-361 PDF (538.95 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2025.370555.2040 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Azza Abd Elmawgod Abd Elhamid ![]() ![]() | ||||
1Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Beni- Suef University, Egypt. | ||||
2Assistant Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University Quena, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Entrepreneurship presents a career opportunity for nurses seeking autonomy in their profession. Nursing entrepreneurship provides nurses with self-employment opportunities which allow them to follow their passion and personal vision to improve health outcomes using creative solutions. Aim: Evaluating nursing personnel perception toward entrepreneurship and its relation with their empowerment and motivation. Design: A descriptive correlational research design was utilized for this study. Setting: The study was conducted at Beni-Suef University Hospital. Sample: A convenient sample of 306 of staff nurses. Data collection tools: Five data collection tools were utilized: Tool I: Nursing Personnel Knowledge about Entrepreneurship: consists of 2 parts: Part 1: Personal characteristics, Part 2: Nursing Personnel Entrepreneurship Knowledge. Tool II: Nursing Personnel Attitude toward Entrepreneurship. Tool III: Nursing Personnel Skills toward Entrepreneurship. Tool IV: Nursing Personnel Empowerment. Tool V: Nursing Personnel Motivation. Results: About two thirds of studied nursing personnel had unsatisfactory knowledge levels and incompetent skills levels. Nearly three quarters of studied nurses had negative attitudes concerning entrepreneurship, more than half of them had moderate levels of empowerment and motivation. Conclusion: There were statistical positive significant correlations between nursing personnel’s knowledge, attitudes, and skills regarding entrepreneurship and their empowerment and motivation. Recommendations: Incorporate entrepreneurship courses in nursing students' curricula to prepare them to be nurses’ entrepreneurs. Provide support and improve policies by policymakers that inspire young and creative entrepreneurs to succeed in nursing. Investigate impact of entrepreneurship knowledge on direction of nursing career. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Empowerment; Entrepreneurship; Motivation & Nurses | ||||
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