Relation between Team Work, Staffing, Satisfaction and Self-Efficacy among Nurses at Main Assiut University Hospital

Hanaa Esmail Sabra^1, and Nahed Shawkat Abo-Elmagd²

¹Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University, Quena, Egypt

²Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt

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Hanaa Esmail Sabra and Nahed Shawkat Abo-Elmagd. Relation between Team Work, Staffing, Satisfaction and Self-Efficacy among Nurses at Main Assiut University Hospital. American Journal of Nursing Research. 2018; 6(6):491-499. doi: 10.12691/ajnr-6-6-17

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the relationship between teamwork, staffing, satisfaction and self-efficacy among nurses at Main Assiut University Hospital. Design: A descriptive correlation research design was used. Subjects: The study included (161) nurses, they were convenient sample. Tools: This study utilized two tools: Tool I: The nursing team work questionnaire. Tool II: The Self-Efficacy Scale. Results: Most of nurses at Main Assiut University Hospital perceived their staff as inadequate at all working times but most of them were satisfied with their job position and team work. Conclusion: The highest mean scores of nursing team work dimensions was related to team awareness while the lowest was the team leadership comparing to all nursing team work dimensions. It was found that the higher score of nursing team work was related to ICUs comparing to other departments. Recommendations: Strategies to improve teamwork must be developed by the nurse managers through working on the all dimension of team work. Nurse manager must work to enhance the nurses' satisfaction and self-efficacy though engage the nurses in various activities.

Keywords:
team work staffing satisfaction self-efficacy nurses

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