The Influence of Head Nurses Leading Role and Assertiveness on Staff Nurses’ Achievement Motivation: A Comparative Study | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 41, Volume 12, Issue 3, September 2021, Page 690-709 PDF (232.13 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.191665 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Samah Abo-Elenein Abdallah; Sara Abdel-Mongy Mostafa | ||||
| Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University -Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Leading is critical to advancing the nursing profession. All work units require strong nursing leaders to establish a healthy work environment. Current and future head nurses need effective leading strategies and assertiveness skills to guide and encourage nurses and enhancing their achievement motivation to work safely and effectively. Aim of this study was to compare the influence of head nurses leading role and assertiveness on staff nurses’ achievement motivation at Tanta Emergency and El-Menshawy Hospital. Methods: Descriptive, comparative through cross-sectional study design was adopted. The study was conducted at Tanta Emergency Hospital and El-Menshawy Hospital. Sample: All available staff nurses working at Tanta Emergency Hospital (n=258) and El-Menshawy Hospital (n=212) was included in this study. Tools: Three tools for data collection were used: Head Nurses' Leading Role Scale to measure head nurses leading role, Assertiveness Assessment Scale to assess head nurses assertiveness behaviors and Achievement Motivation Scale. Results: Staff nurses' perceived a high level of head nurses leading role at Tanta Emergency Hospital, while low level at El-Menshawy Hospital with the emphasize on supervising leading role. At Tanta Emergency Hospital staff nurses perceived a high level of assertiveness techniques and assertiveness behavior than El-Menshawy Hospital. Staff nurses' achievement motivation behavior had statistically significant favorable correlations with their years of experience, age, education level, total leading role and assertiveness at both hospitals. Conclusion: There were significant influences of head nurses leading role and assertiveness on staff nurses’ achievement motivation. Recommendation: Building a supportive work environment that promoting effective communication and conduct regular training programs for head nurses to refresh their knowledge, skills and experiences and motivating good performance to enhance staff nurses’ achievement motivation are necessary. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Achievement motivation; assertiveness; leading role; staff nurses | ||||
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