Marwa Ageiz

Nurses' assignment that based on patient acuity tool scores regulates the number of nurses on a shift according to the patients' needs, thus balancing nurses' workload and enhancing nurses' satisfaction with assignment. This study aimed at assessing nurses' satisfaction related to implementing of patient acuity tool-based assignment. Experimental posttest only design was used. This study was conducted in critical care units at the Menoufia University Hospitals in Shebin Elkom. Simple random sample of nurses was selected from the previous units that was divided equally into two groups: experimental group (n=89) and control group (n=89). Additionally, all first line managers of the same units were selected (n=33). Tools used for data collection included: (1): Nurses' Satisfaction with the Methods of Assignment questionnaire (posttest only). (2): First line managers Opinion Sheet to measure their opinion regarding implementation of the acuity tool-based nurses' assignment. Results of the current study revealed that the majority of nurses in the experimental group were satisfied with method of assignment that based on acuity scores after implementation of the program. Also, there was no statistically significant difference between nurses' satisfaction in the experimental group and their personal data except regarding their educational level and years of experience that was highly statistical. In conclusion, implementation of Kidd et al., new patient acuity tool was effective in improving nurses' satisfaction with assignment. Moreover, the highest percentage of first line managers agreed on implementation of the patient acuity-tool based assignment. Continuous incorporation of the patient acuity tool in nurses' assignment and generalization in other nursing units is a significant implication to promote proper distribution of nursing shift assignments and better nurses' satisfaction.

Distributive leadership practice based mainly on engaging experiences, skills and knowledge of those who are expert in different functional levels, thus, encouraging professionals to utilize their acquired knowledge and skills to develop new ways of working creatively. Aim: The current study aimed to determine the level of distributive leadership practice and managerial knowledge sharing from the nurse managers' perspective and whether its relations to innovative work behavior of the nurses. Design: Descriptive, correlational research design was used. Setting: All inpatient units (39 units) in Benha Hospital, Qalubia Governorate, Egypt. Subjects: All the nurse managers (n=63) and a convenience sample of the nurses working at the selected inpatient units at the hospital (no=172). Tools: 3 tools used for data collection: Distributive leadership practices Questionnaire, Managerial Knowledge Sharing Questionnaire, and Innovative Work Behavior Inventory. Results: Total mean score of distributive leadership practices from the studied nurse managers' perspective was (92.37±19.25) with a percentage (68.4%), total mean score of studied nurse managers regarding their managerial knowledge sharing was (45.93±8.79) with a percentage (76.6%), while the innovative work behavior among the studied nurses had a total mean score of (50.36±3.01) and a percentage (85.4%).Conclusion: Distributive leadership practice and managerial knowledge sharing were at moderate level, while nurses' innovative work behavior was at high level. In addition; there was a highly significant positive correlation between distributive leadership practice and managerial knowledge sharing. Moreover, there was a highly significant positive correlation between managerial knowledge sharing and nurses' innovative work behavior, however, there was no significant correlation between distributive leadership practice and innovative work behavior among nurses. Recommendations: Providing nurse managers with opportunities to participate in a situated leadership practice and engage in action learning groups that incorporate the concept of distributed leadership. Leaders in the organizations should encourage employees to the generation and implementation of innovative ideas through enhancing distributive leadership practice and managerial Knowledge Sharing.

Background: Servant leadership is a powerful tool for nurse leaders to empower nurses to practice well in a constantly changing environment of care. The study aimed to assess the relation between first-line managers' servant leadership behaviour and staff nurses’ empowerment at Benha University hospital, Materials and Methods: A descriptive correlational research design was utilized. The study was conducted in randomly selected units at Benha University Hospital (no=9 units). The subject of the present study consisted of two groups; first-line managers (n=30) and a convenient sample of staff nurses (n=60) at the selected study units. Two tools were utilized including; Servant leadership questionnaire and Staff nurses’ empowerment questionnaire. Results: a high percentage of first-line managers and nearly two-thirds of staff nurses reported that first-line managers were highly adopting servant leadership behaviour. However, there were statistically significant differences between...

Meaningful recognition from nurse managers is considered a powerful tool for improving staff nurses’ psychological capital to deal effectively with stressful challenges they are exposed to during the COVID-19 pandemic through raising their sense of coherence (SOC) and improving their self-efficacy. Aim: This study aimed to assess the effect of nurse managers’ meaningful recognition program on staff nurses’ sense of coherence and self-efficacy. Design: A quasi-experimental, one-group (pretest-posttest) research design was used. Setting: This study was conducted at Shebin El Kom Teaching Hospital, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Sample: A purposive sample of 35 nurse managers and 50 staff nurses. Data collection tools: Three tools were used; Recognition Behavior Questionnaire, General Self-efficacy Likert Scale, and Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC), in addition to demographic characteristics. Results: There was a highly statistically significant improvement of the total recognition behavio...

Patient safety necessitate the modification of behavior of health care providers to perceive the wide range of factors of working conditions that affect patient safety and designing of the physical environment to reduce hazards, thereby reducing the chance of accidents. This study aimed to assess the health care working conditions that affect patient safety as perceived by nursing. Design: descriptive, cross-sectional research design was used in this study. Setting: The study was carried out in Menoufia University Hospital and in Liver Institute at Shebin El-Kom, Menoufia Governorate. Subjects: Composed of two groups: Group 1: All available number of the staff nurses at the selected inpatient and critical care units in the two hospitals at the time of the study, Group2:All available number of the head nurses in the total previously selected hospitals. Tool: Questionnaire Sheet" Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Questionnaire" Results: Indicated that high level of n...

Nurses’ assignment that based on patient acuity tool scores regulates the number of nurses on a shift according to the patients' needs, thus balancing nurses’ workload and enhancing nurses’ satisfaction with assignment. This study aimed at assessing nurses' satisfaction related to implementing of patient acuity tool-based assignment. Experimental posttest only design was used. This study was conducted in critical care units at the Menoufia University Hospitals in Shebin Elkom. Simple random sample of nurses was selected from the previous units that was divided equally into two groups: experimental group (n=89) and control group (n=89). Additionally, all first line managers of the same units were selected (n=33). Tools used for data collection included: (1): Nurses’ Satisfaction with the Methods of Assignment questionnaire (posttest only). (2): First line managers Opinion Sheet to measure their opinion regarding implementation of the acuity tool-based nurses’ assignment. Resu...

Background Developing a professional identity is rooted in the dimensions of professionalism and professional development. Moreover, the need for teaching professionalism has a mutual relationship with the formation of a desirable professional identity. Aim The current study aimed at developing a professionalism manual for the nurse managers to improve their perception regarding professionalism and professional identity. Design Quasi-experimental research design with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up was used. Setting The study was conducted at two different hospitals; Menoufia University hospital and Al-helal Insurance hospital, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Subjects The participants included all nurse managers at different levels from the two different hospitals (n =100). Tools: tool 1: Professionalism Questionnaire and tool 2: Professional Identity Assessment Questionnaire were used to collect data. Results there was a statistically significant improvement in professionalism perc...