Relationship between Workplace Empowerment and Innovative Work Behavior among Staff Nurses

Abstract

Background: workplace empowerment is an important measure of healthcare professional’sresponse to increasing challenges and demands. Innovative work behavior is widely recognized asimportant for the effectiveness and success of organizations. Aim: the present study aimed at identifying the relationship between workplace empowerment and innovative work behavioramong staff nurses. Design: A descriptive correlational design was used in carrying out this study.Setting: the study was conducted at Ain Shams University Hospital (medical wards and criticalcare units) which is affiliated to Ain Shams University. Subjects of the study included 166 staffnurses out of 292 they were chosen by simple random technique. Tolls of data collection: two toolswere used namely workplace empowerment questionnaire and Innovative Work BehaviorScale. Results: More than half (59%) of the staff nurses had low empowerment levels and morethan half (55%) of the staff nurses had low innovative work behavior. Conclusion: There was astatistically significant positive correlation between workplace empowerment and innovative workbehavior. Recommendation: Provide an orientation program for newly nurses to facilitate theirinformation about their organization.