Relationships among supervision of head nurse, job characteristics, and job performance as perceived by professional nurses at general hospitals in the Ministry of Public Health
Abstract:
The purpose of this descriptive study was to study the level of job performance of professional surses at general hospitals of the ministry of public health and to examine the relationships among supervision of head nurse, job characteristics and job performance as perceived by professional nurses at the general hospitals of the Ministry of Public Health. The sample consisted of 388 professional nurses who were working in the general hospitals of the ministry of public health selected by multistage sampling technique. Data were collected with three questionnaires: Job Performance Questionnaire, Supervision of Head Nurse Questionnaire and Job Characteristics Questionnaire. Internal consistency reliability of the questionnaires were .97, .96 and .91 respectively. The data were analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation and Pearson's production moment correlation coefficient. Major findings of this study were as follows: 1. The overall job performance as perceived by professional nurses in the general hospitals, the Ministry of Public Health were at a high level, [Mean] = 4.26 (Range of high level = 3.50-4.49) 2. Perception of supervision of head nurse and job characteristics as perceived by professional nurses in general hospitals, the Ministry of Public Health were at a high level, [Mean] = 4.05 and 4.34 respectively. (Range of high level = 3.50-4.49) 3. Significant (p-value < .01) positive relationships were found between Job Performance and Supervision of Head Nurse (r = .423) and Job Performance and Job Characteristics (r = .663).