Practicing Management by Walking Around and its Relation to Job Embeddedness and Satisfaction among Nurses | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 9, Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2023, Pages 118-131 PDF (476.51 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.279695 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Naglaa Mohamed Elsayed1; Mahdia Morsy El-Shahat2; Nora Ahmed Abd Allah Mohamed2 | ||
| 1Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Beni Suef University, Egypt | ||
| 2Assistant Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Management by wandering around (MBWA) is a technique that focuses on human relations, open assessment, and knowledge, which are important for developing work and high performance. Nurse Manager`s managerial technique largely effects nurses’ job embeddedness and satisfaction, also motivated and engaged staff to improve patient satisfaction. Aim: The study aimed to assess practicing management by walking around and its relation to nurses' job embeddedness and satisfaction. Research Design: Descriptive correlational research design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at Benha University Hospitals in all Medical and Surgical departments. Sample: Convenience sample consisted of 319 nurses who worked in the previously mentioned setting. Tools of data collection: Three tools were used; (I): Management by Wandering Round Questionnaire, (II): Job Embeddedness Scale. (III): Job Satisfaction Scale. Results: The findings of this study indicated that (59.2%) of nurses reported that practice management by walking around level was moderate and (65.2%) of studied nurses reported that they embedded and (53.9%) of studied nurses reported that their job satisfaction level was high. Conclusion: There was a positive statistically significant correlation between total management of walking around practicing and total job embeddedness scores and total job satisfaction. Also, there was a positive statistically significant correlation between total job embeddedness and total job satisfaction. Recommendations: Hospital administrators need to conduct training programs for management staff to develop their skills in practicing the management "by walking around'. Nursing managers need to develop standards for placement nurses in appropriate position based on their competencies. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Management by walking around; Nurses; Job embeddedness; Job satisfaction | ||
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