Shared Governance As Perceived By Nurses' Manager and Its Relation to Work Engagement

Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2

Abstract

Background: Inspiring A Shared Governance Environment In Hospitals Help All Nurses To Be Positively Participating With Administrative Authority In Decisions, Which Influence Practice; As Well As Guarantee That Nurses Become More Involved In Decisions; In Which Positively Improve Their Work Engagement. Aim Of This Study Was To Determine Shared Governance As Perceived By Nurses' Manager And Its Relation To Work Engagement. Design: A Descriptive Correlational Research Was Utilized. Sample: All Nurses' Manager (N=162). Setting: Minia University Hospitals And Ministry Of Health Hospitals At Minia City. Two Tools Were Used; Index Of Professional Nursing Governance, And Work Engagement Scale. Results: This Study Revealed That The Nurses' Manager Of Nurses Have Low Shared Governance With Mean Score (165.9+ 44.4), The Highest Percent Among Them Were For The Primarily Management/ Administration With Some Staff Input; And The Total Scores Of Shared Governance Indicated The Using Of Traditional Governance Among Nurses' Manager (69.1%). Regarding Their Work Engagement, It Was Noted That Half Of Nurses Have Low Levels Of Work Engagement. Also, There Was As Positive Statistical Significant Correlation Between Shared Governance And Work Engagement. Conclusion: Approximately Majority Of Nurses' Manager Had Low Perception About Shared Governance, While Half Of Them Had Low Work Engagement With Positive Statistically Significant Correlation. Recommendation; For Providing High Quality Patient Care Services, The Hospital Should Have The System Of Sharing And Participation Among The Health Care Providers.

Authors and Affiliations

Sahar Ahmed Abood, Mona Thabet

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  • EP ID EP435912
  • DOI 10.9790/1959-0702096170.
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Sahar Ahmed Abood, Mona Thabet (2018). Shared Governance As Perceived By Nurses' Manager and Its Relation to Work Engagement. IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science, 7(2), 61-70. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-435912