Relationship between Structural Empowerment, Work Engagement, and Job Satisfaction among Nursing Staff at Zagazig University Hospitals | ||
| Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 2, Volume 9, Issue 1 - Serial Number 2013, 2013, Pages 15-30 PDF (394.62 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/znj.2013.38631 | ||
| Author | ||
| Farida Mahmoud Hussein | ||
| Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing - Zagazig University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: In any health care setting, the nursing staff plays an important role for organizational achievement. Therefore, it is very important for the nurse managers to recognize nurses’ work and provide them with opportunities to grow and to look after their comfort (1). Aim: identify the relationship between structural empowerment, work engagement, and job satisfaction among nursing staff at Zagazig University Hospitals. Design: Descriptive correlational, cross-sectional study. Setting: The study was conducted at all Zagazig University Hospitals Sample: Stratified random sample was used. 100 full time staff nurses who have a minimum of 6 months’ nursing experience in the organization were selected. Tools of data collection: A demographic sheet, the Conditions for work Effectiveness Questionnaire-II (CWEQ-II), the Utrech Work Engagement scale, and the abridged job in general scale (AJIG scale) were used. Results The sample of 100 staff nurses was females with a mean age of (33.45), and an average of 15.18 years of experience. The majority of them had diploma qualification. 41% of nurses had satisfactory scores in relation to structural empowerment, and 48% of them had satisfactory scores in relation to work engagement. While nearly half of them have satisfactory scores in relation to overall job satisfaction (53%). Statistical significant correlation between structural empowerment and work engagement (r= .224*), and job satisfaction and both of structural empowerment (r=.348**) and work engagement (r=.297**) were detected. Also, work engagement has partial mediation effect on empowerment/ overall nurse’ job satisfaction relationship. Conclusion: There were highly significant positive correlation between job satisfaction and both of structural empowerment and work engagement among nurses working in Zagazig University Hospitals. Moreover, work engagement has partial mediation effect on empowerment/overall nurse’ job satisfaction relationship. Recommendation: Nurse Managers at Zagazig University Hospitals should develop and implement strategies to engage their staff in work | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Structural Empowerment; work engagement; Job Satisfaction; Staff nurses | ||
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