Job Analysis of Head Nurse Role at Benha and Menoufia University Hospitals | ||||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||||
| Article 13, Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2021, Page 185-200 PDF (959.42 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2021.159656 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Zeinab Hassan Abd Elmaksoud* 1; Nermin Mohamed Hussein2; Ebtesam Saeed Ahmed1 | ||||
| 1Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Nursing Administration, Faculty of nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Job analysis of head nurses, role is vital to critically review the existing nursing practices within the unit and maintain continuity of all operation in changing work environment. The study aimed to identify job analysis of head nurse role at Benha and Menoufia University Hospitals. Comparative design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: The current study was conducted in all inpatient units at Benha and Menoufia University Hospitals. Subjects: Included all head nurses, working at the above mentioned study setting and disturbed as 58 head nurses at Benha University Hospital, and 52 head nurses at Menoufia University Hospital. Tools for data collection: Head nurses job analysis questionnaire. Results: Showed that the majority of the studied head nurses, at Menoufia and Benha University Hospital reported a high committed level (86.6% & 84.5%) regarding their job description and reported higher qualified level (90.4% & 89.7%)) regarding their job specification respectively. Moreover, the majority of studied head nurses, at Benha University Hospital reported higher achieved level (87.9%) regarding their job evaluation as compared to Menoufia University Hospital (84.6%). The study concluded that, the majority of studied head nurses at both hospitals reported a high level of job analysis however the head nurses at Menoufia University Hospital reported higher level of job analysis as compared to head nurses at Benha University Hospital with a highly statistical significant positive correlation between total job analysis and total of job description, job specification and job evaluation among studied head nurses at both hospitals. Recommendations: The study recommended that raising the awareness about all duties of head nurses through continuing education of courses in both nursing management and administration as participate in training program for updating professional knowledge and teaching staff team. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Head nurse; Job analysis; Role185 | ||||
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