Quality of Nursing Work-Life and its Relationship with Caring Behaviors, and Self-Concept from Nursing Staff’s Perspective

Document Type : Research articles

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1 Faculty of Nursing, B.Sc.In Nursing, a Staff Nurse at Gamal Hamada Hospital,

2 Nursing Administration Department, Faculty of Nursing ,Alexandria University

3 Assistant professor of Nursing Administration Department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University,

Abstract

Background: Nursing staff are the largest group of professionals at the forefront of service delivery and are essential
components of health systems. Improving the quality of the work-life balance of nursing staff is vital to increasing their
productivity and efficacy. Additionally, nursing staff has the greatest potential to impact patient care; a good selfnursing
concept will better the nurse's caring behavior. Aim of the study: The study aims to assess the quality of nursing
work-life and its relationship with caring behaviors, and self-concept from nursing staff’s perspective. Research
question: What is the relationship between the quality of nursing work-life, caring behaviors, and self-concept from
nursing staff’s perspective? Research design A descriptive correlational design was used. Setting: This study was
conducted at all inpatient units (n =11) at Shatby Hospital for Obs/GYN, which is affiliated to the Alexandria University
at Alexandria Governorate. Subjects: The target population of study subjects was (n=210), who were willing to
participate in the study and available at the time of data collection. Tools: To collect the necessary data for the study
three tools: Quality Nursing Work-Life Scale, Caring Behaviors Inventory, and Nurse Self-Concept Questionnaire.
Results: results showed that 82.86% of nurses stated the quality of their work life at a moderate level with a mean score
of 3.25±1.06, 94.76% of nurses stated their caring behaviors at a high level with a mean score of 5.36±0.92, and 93.81%
of nurses stated their self-concept at an acceptable level with mean score 6.93±1.14. Conclusion: the study concluded
a positive statistical significance between the quality of nursing work life, caring behaviors, and nurses' self-concept
levels and related dimensions except for work conditions (r=0.007) and staff relations (r = 0.025). Recommendations:
healthcare managers and policymakers to implement successful plans and policies to improve QNWL. Organizations
must examine factors affecting nurses’ QWL and establish strategies to improve QNWL.

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