Nurse Managers Practices and Its Relation to Staff Nurses Autonomy and Satisfaction at a Selected Hospital

Abstract

Background: Nurses are the largest group offering services to patients in the health care organizations. Therefore it’s necessary to pay attention to the factors that influence their autonomy and satisfaction as nurse managers practices. Aim: Research assessed nurse managers’ practices and its relation to staff nurses’ autonomy and satisfaction. Setting: The study conducted at a university hospital. Design: Descriptive correlation design -Cross sectional. Sample: A convenient sample of staff nurses who working at the selected hospital. They divided as follows (154) female and (46) male. Tools:  Data were collected through utilizing three tools as follows: I- First tool was Leadership Practices Inventory, II- The second tool was the Autonomy scale and III- The third tool was the Nurses Job Satisfaction Questionnaire. Results and conclusion: Research declared a statistical significant positive correlation between nurse managers’ practices and staff nurses autonomy and satisfaction. Moreover, there was a statistical significant positive correlation between all subscales of nurse manager practices staff nurses autonomy and satisfaction. Recommendations: Organizations should identify strategies that support nurse managers practices that promote staff nurses autonomy and satisfaction. Health care organizations should identify challenges that influence staff nurses’ autonomy and satisfaction and develop strategies that overcome these challenges. Training programs should be implemented to teach nurses how to be more autonomous at their work.