Nursing Teaching Staff’s Memory and its Relation to their Performance, Achievement Motivation and Meaning of Life in Zagazig University | ||
| Zagazig Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 3, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-47 PDF (170.1 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.12816/0029303 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nashwa Ahmed Hussein1; Sayeda Ahmed Abdel- Latif2; Hanaa Hamdy Ali3 | ||
| 1Demonstrator in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University | ||
| 2Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University | ||
| 3Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: It is true that the success of the individual in his every-day business, profession, trade or other occupation depends very materially upon the possession of a good memory. Aim of the present study was to assess nursing teaching staff’s memory and its relation to their performance, achievement motivation and meaning of life in Zagazig University. Research design: A descriptive correlation design was selected in carrying out this study. Setting: The present study was conducted at faculty of nursing in Zagazig University. Sample: A purposive sample consisted of all nursing teaching staff working at faculty of nursing in Zagazig University during data collection. Tools used to collect the data were; Socio-demographic data sheet, performance scale, Memory assessment clinic s-self rating scale, Achievement motivation scale and Meaning of life scale. Results of the present study showed that there was a highly positive statistical significant correlation between memory and performance while there was a highly negative statistical significant correlation between memory and meaning of life, but there wasn't not any correlation between memory and achievement motivation. Conclusion: It was concluded that memory was positively correlated with performance and negatively correlated with meaning of life; while memory wasn't correlated with achievement motivation. Recommendations: The study recommended that a training program for demonstrators to enhance their memory and guidelines of how to deal with memory problems according to the organizational hierarchy should be conducted. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| memory; Nursing teaching staff; performance; Achievement Motivation and Meaning of Life | ||
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