Work Motivating Factors as Identifed by Nurses in Children Hospital at Elmonira and Specialized Pediatric Hospital Cairo University
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Work Motivating Factors as Identifed by Nurses in Children Hospital at Elmonira and Specialized Pediatric Hospital Cairo University,RADWA M. SAID, FATMA A. ABED and LAILA M. ABDO
Abstract
Nurses comprise the major component of all health care employees, being in the front line and having the most frequent direct contact with clients. Thus their performance is influenced by motivation which directly has a great impact on organiza-tional success. Identifying the factors that influence the nurses' motivation is useful for creating motivating work environment.
Aim of the Study: The aim of this study was to identify work motivating factors by Nurses in Cairo University Children Hospital at Elmonira and The Specialized Pediatric Hospitals.
Methods: Descriptive research design was utilized to attain the aim of the current study. the study samples that include 60% of the staff nurses working at each hospital were selected using simple random approach. Data was collected using a questionnaire developed by the investigator and consists of two part. The first part is the socio demographic data and the second part was the work motivating factors scale, which was grouped into eight factors.
Results: The finding of the study based on eight motivation factors: nature of work, achievement, pay and fringe benefits, supervision and guidance, social work environment, recogni-tion and promotion, participation and hospital policy. the finding indicated that the nurses perceived the social work environment, supervision and guidance as the highest moti-vating factors, the finding of the study indicated that there is significant difference between aboelreesh hospital and elmonira nurses hospital on the perception of the supervision and guidance and social work environments motivating factors.
Recommendation: The main study recommendation in-cluded further study should be done to investigate nurses' satisfaction with the item which perceived as a highly moti-vated.