Study of the Relationship between Organizational Climate and Nurses' Performance: A University Hospital Case

Hind Abdullah Mohamed¹ and Samia Gaballah^2,

¹Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt

²Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, Egypt

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Hind Abdullah Mohamed and Samia Gaballah. Study of the Relationship between Organizational Climate and Nurses' Performance: A University Hospital Case. American Journal of Nursing Research. 2018; 6(4):191-197. doi: 10.12691/ajnr-6-4-7

Abstract

Background: Competent nurses' performance and typical work climate are targets that challenge hospital administrators to achieve likely results for success. A positive work climate leads to and sustains nurses' motivation and high performance. Aim: This study aimed to explore the relationship between organizational climate and nurses' performance. Material and methods: A quantitative descriptive correlational research design was utilized. A sample of 110 nurses was recruited from all inpatients' department of the Main Mansoura University Hospital. Tools of data collection: Personal and job characteristics of the participants, organizational climate questionnaire and nurses’ performance evaluation. Results: The study findings highlighted that 51% of the nurses had positive work climate with a higher mean score (12.15±2.39) for customer service while the lowest mean score (5.65±3.1) for compensation. And 30.9 % of nurses had competent performance level with a higher mean score for hospital behavioral expectations domain (75.51±10.41), while the lowest mean score was for education domain (6.91±1.42). A significant relationship was found only between nurses’ performance and age (8.44) and educational level (8.42). Conclusion: The study concluded that a statistically significant positive association was also identified between nurses’ perception of work climate and job performance (.049). So, hospital administrators must push nurses’ performance forward to a high level of competency through creating an exemplary work climate which values nurses, and allows them to share ideas, team spirit and creativity.

Keywords:
Nurses' performance organizational climate relationship university hospital

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