Nurses' Perception of Work Environment Factors and its relation with their Work Engagement | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
Article 21, Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2022, Page 280-293 PDF (780.87 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.216639 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Aya M. Hegazy1; Manal M. Ibrahim2; Wafaa A. Shokry3; Hayam A. El shrief4 | ||||
1Clinical Instructor of Nursing Administration Faculty of Nursing / Menoufia University | ||||
2Professor of Nursing Administration Faculty of Nursing / Menoufia University | ||||
3Assistant Professor of Nursing Administration Faculty of Nursing / Menoufia University | ||||
4Lecturer of Nursing Administration Faculty of Nursing / Menoufia University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: The working environment of nurses is getting global interest and concern because there is a growing consensus that identifying opportunities for improving working conditions in hospitals. It is essential to maintain adequate staffing, high-quality of patients care, nurses’ work engagement and minimize their retention. Purpose: to explore nurses' perception of work environment factors and its relation with their work engagement at Menoufia University Hospital. Research design: A descriptive correlational research design. Study subjects: A simple random sample of 400 staff nurses were recruited from Menoufia University Hospital at Shebin El-Kom. Setting: This study was conducted in selected units at Menoufia University Hospital. Instruments: two instruments were utilized by the researchers including; Perception of Work Environment Factors Questionnaire and Level of Work Engagement Questionnaire. Results: two thirds of studied nurses had poor perception of work environment factors, moreover, more than half of them had low level of work engagement. There was a high statistical significant between total work environment dimensions related factors and there was a high statistical significant between total work engagement dimensions score of the studied subjects at p≤ 0.001. Conclusion: There was a highly statistical significant positive correlation between nurses' perception level of work environment factors and their level of work engagement .Recommendation: Facilitating job engagement of nurses by establishing a supportive, fair and impartial work environment, providing job autonomy, maintaining effective communication with nurses. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Nurses' perception; Environment related factors; Work engagement | ||||
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