Nurse manager’s meaningful recognition program: Its relation to staff nurses’ sense of coherence and self-efficacy during COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

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 behavior of nurse managers and its subscales as reported by staff nurses after implementation of the program and on follow up than before (P