Relation between Shared Governance and Organizational Commitment among Nursing Managers in Port-Said Hospitals

Nasr, Aya Mohamed

doi:10.21608/pssjn.2018.33321

Relation between Shared Governance and Organizational Commitment among Nursing Managers in Port-Said Hospitals

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Aya Mohamed Nasr

Nursing Administration Department Faculty of Nursing Port Said University

10.21608/pssjn.2018.33321

Abstract

Background: The concept of shared governance added into nursing in the 1980s as a professional practice model in which both nursing staff and nursing management are involved in decision-making. Successfulimplementation of shared governance leads to a greater commitment to the organization. Aim:the current study aimed todetermine the relation between shared governance, and organizational commitment among nursing managers in Port-Said hospitals. Subjects and Methods: A descriptive correlation designwas applied in this study. The study was conducted in eight hospitals affiliated to the Ministry of Health in Port-Said Governorate.Study samplewas 118 nursing managers. Two tools were used for data collection; Index of Professional Nursing Governance Questionnaire and Organizational Commitment Scale. Results: The results of the present study showed the majority of nursing managers (94.9%) had shared governance and more than two-thirds of them (72.9%) were committed to their organizations. Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that, there was no statistically significance relation between shared governance and organizational commitment among nursing managers in Port-Said hospitals. It was recommended that hospitals’ organizational structure officially redesigned and develop or adopt shared governance model.

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