Impact of organizational empowerment on staff nurses’ perception of job crafting behaviors

Abstract

Background Nowadays, empowerment is essential for the age of technological advances and competition. Being empowered is crucial for nurses since it is believed that providing high-quality care is strongly correlated with having empowered staff nurses who can affect their jobs in ways that facilitate job crafting behaviors. The study aimed to explore the Impact of organizational empowerment on staff nurses’ perception of job crafting behaviors. Study design A descriptive correlational design was utilized. Sample A convenience sample of 267 staff nurses was included. Setting This study was conducted at New Kaser El-Aini Teaching Hospital. Tools Three tools were used to collect the study data as follows: (a) staff nurses personal and work-related data tool, (b) organizational empowerment tool, and (c) job crafting behaviors tool. Results The main findings showed that the staff nurses had perceived high level of organizational empowerment (75.70%) and high level of job crafting behaviors (75.35%). Additionally, the findings revealed a highly statistically significant effect of organizational empowerment on job crafting behaviors (P=0.000). Conclusion There was a highly positive statistically significant correlation between staff nurses’ perception of organizational empowerment and job crafting behaviors and a highly positive effect of organizational empowerment on staff nurses’ perception of job crafting behaviors. Recommendations A management strategy that addresses appropriate use of job crafting behaviors should be implemented. Additionally, a create a favorable and motivating environment for staff nurses to encourage job crafting behaviors.