Abstract
Background: The concept of shared governance added into nursing in the 1980s as a professional practice model in which both nursing staff and nursing management are involved in decision-making. Successfulimplementation of shared governance leads to a greater commitment to the organization. Aim:the current study aimed todetermine the relation between shared governance, and organizational commitment among nursing managers in Port-Said hospitals. Subjects and Methods: A descriptive correlation designwas applied in this study. The study was conducted in eight hospitals affiliated to the Ministry of Health in Port-Said Governorate.Study samplewas 118 nursing managers. Two tools were used for data collection; Index of Professional Nursing Governance Questionnaire and Organizational Commitment Scale. Results: The results of the present study showed the majority of nursing managers (94.9%) had shared governance and more than two-thirds of them (72.9%) were committed to their organizations. Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that, there was no statistically significance relation between shared governance and organizational commitment among nursing managers in Port-Said hospitals. It was recommended that hospitals’ organizational structure officially redesigned and develop or adopt shared governance model.
Highlights
In today’s work environment, nurses expect a motivating, satisfying work environment that includes support for decision-making
Regarding shared governance of nursing managers, the findings of the present study revealed that the majority of nursing managers had shared governance; with a total mean score that falls below the average of shared governance
Similar findings were reported by Mahmoud (2016) who stated that the mean score of sharing in setting goals and conflict resolution fall within shared governance range
Summary
In today’s work environment, nurses expect a motivating, satisfying work environment that includes support for decision-making. Shared governance was defined as a professional practice model in which both the nursing staff and the nursing management are involved in decision-making. Staff nurses at every level within the organization should govern their practice and be involved in decisions that affect their practice; it enables staff nurses to assume greater levels of autonomy and control over practice (Ellis & Hartley, 2012). The concept of shared governance added into nursing in the 1980s as a professional practice model in which both nursing staff and nursing management are involved in decision-making. Aim: the current study aimed to determine the relation between shared governance, and organizational commitment among nursing managers in Port-Said hospitals. Two tools were used for data collection; Index of Professional Nursing Governance Questionnaire and Organizational Commitment
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