Background: A loss of morale leads to a lack of nurse commitment to the organization, which contributes to nurse turnover. Aim: To determine the relationship between staff morale and intention to leave. Designe: A descriptive correlational design was applied in this study. Setting: The study was conducted in all the units at Damanhour National Medical Institute. Sample: Study sample was 101 professional nurses. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection; staff morale survey and intention to leave scale. Results: The results of the present study showed that above one half of professional nurses (51.4%) had moderate level of staff morale, whereas above one third of them (30.7%) had low level of staff morale and above half of professional nurses (52.5%) had moderate level of intention to leave. Conclusion: The present study concluded that there was significant negative correlation between intention to leave and personal perception of staff morale. While, there was positive significant correlation between intention to leave and negative factors affecting staff morale. Recommendations: Therefore, it is recommended that, healthcare organization administrators should conduct frequent meetings with professional nurses who are dissatisfied from their job; discuss their problems and their needs and try to formulate plans to overcome these problems to enhance their satisfaction level which can consequently raise their morale and commitment level and decrease level of intention to leave.

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Background: Workplace bullying is a prevalent issue that should be managed by developing effective policies, enhancing safe workplace culture, and using positive leadership skills. Aim: The current study aimed to design protocol for managing workplace bullying among nurses at selected hospitals in Port-Said city. Subjects and Method: A methodological design was applied in this study. Settings: The study was conducted at two hospitals affiliated to the Universal Health Insurance in Port-Said Governorate, namely: El-Salam and El-Zhour. The study sample was 142 nurses. Three tools were used for data collection: workplace bullying management questionnaire, workplace bullying management protocol, and opinionnaire format for examining the validity of the designed protocol. Results: The results of the present study showed that the overall mean percentage of managing workplace bullying of nurses was (50.16 ± 7.77) with highest mean percentage for nursing manager's role in handling bullying situations (58.55 ± 21.91), and the lowest mean percentage for anti-bullying policy followed by anti-bullying training (19.06 ± 16.47 & 21.3 ± 16.38 respectively). Conclusion:there was no policy against workplace bullying or training programs for workplace bullying management in the studied hospitals. So, the designed protocol for workplace bullying management had an acceptable face and content validity.Recommendation: It was recommended to develop a policy against workplace bullying in hospitals and conduct awareness sessions regarding workplace bullying for all healthcare providers and managers as well.

Background: Patients' safety is the main concern of all health-care systems around the world; one of international patient safety goal is medication administration safety aim: determine the effect of patient safety training program for nurses on medication administration at Damanhour Chest Hospital. Used for applying this study subjects and method: Design: Quasi-experimental design. Setting: study was carried out at critical care unit in Damanhour Chest Hospital. Subjects: Sample of the study staff nurses working at above mention setting with total number 64 nurses. Tools: Six tools were used, Tool I: Nurses' knowledge regarding patient safety. Tool II: Nurses' knowledge regarding medication administration questionnaire. Tool III: Observational chick list for Nurses' skills regarding patient safety. Tool IV: Observational chick list for Nurses' skills regarding medication administration. Tool V: Nurses' attitude regarding patient safety questionnaire. Tool VI: Nurses' attitude regarding medication administration questionnaire. Results: Revealed that there were high statistically significant difference of total nurses' knowledge, skills and attitude regarding (patient safety and medication administration) during all phases of the program with P-value = 0.000 at post program and follow up compared with preprogram. Conclusion: patient safety program for nurses on medication administration had a positive effect on nurses' knowledge and skills regarding patient safety and nurses' knowledge, skills and attitude regarding medication administration. Recommendations: Develop procedures manual include procedures and techniques used in nursing care specially medication administration procedures.

Background:Organizational commitment has been extensively researched as an important factor in employee retention and motivation. Aim: Determine the relationship between organizational commitment and intention to leave. Design: A descriptive correlational design was applied in this study. Setting: The study was conducted in all the units at Damanhour National Medical Institute. Sample:Study sample was 101 professional nurses. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection; Organizational commitment scale and intention to leave scale. Results: The results of the present study showed that nearly two thirds of professional nurses (62.3%) got moderate level of organizational commitment and above half of professional nurses (51.4%) had moderate level of intention to leave. Conclusion: the present study concluded that there was significant negative correlation between affective commitment, continuance commitment, normative commitment, and total organizational commitment with intention to leave. Recommendations: Therefore, it is recommended that, healthcare organization administrators should increase professional nurses' satisfaction through competitive salaries, encourage the team work spirit and conduct periodical meetings to discuss their problems to increase their commitment and eliminate their intention to leave.