Organizational Support and Leader Member Exchange as Perceived by Staff Nurses | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 35, Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2019, Pages 441-454 PDF (275.86 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.260894 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hanaa Mahmoud Moustafa; Rabab mahmoud Hassan; Fawzia mohammed Badran | ||
| Nursing administration department, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Supporting employees in health care sectors playes an important role as employees are the backbone of the hospital .This support from organization or supervisor will help achieving both organizational and employees goals. Aim of the study: assess the relationship between organizational support and leader member exchange. Design: A descriptive correlational design was used in carrying out the study. Setting: The study was conducted at Menoufia University Specialized Hospital which affiliated to Menoufia University hospitals. Subjects: (219) staff nurses out of (500) who were eligible to participate in this study using simple random sample technique. Tools: organizational support questionnaire and leader member exchange questionnaire. Results: Majority of staff nurses had low perception toward organizational support and sixty percent of staff nurses had moderate perception toward leader member exchange. Conclusions: About more than three quarters of staff nurses had low perception regarding organizational support, less than two thirds of staff nurses had moderate perception toward leader member exchange and there is a statistically positive correlation between organizational support and leader member exchange. Recommendations: hospital manager have to Consider employees values, interests and discuss staff complains and problems, recognize and appreciate the creative ideas and support it , Conduct an orientation programs to newly staff to explain their rights and responsibilities , the hospital mission and objectives . | ||
| Keywords | ||
| leader member exchange; Organizational support; staff nurses | ||
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