Relation between Organizational Support and Deviances at Workplace from Nurses' Prespective

Background: Organizational support can create a positive and productive work 
environment help nurses to manage workplace related stressors and exhaustion. 
Deviances in workplace considered one of the main issues that effect on the care 
provided by nurses. Aim: This study aimed to determine the relation between 
organizational support and deviances at workplace from nurses' prespective. Subject 
and Method; Design: A descriptive-correlational design was used. Setting: The 
study was conducted at Tanta University Main Hospital. The following inpatient 
departments were included in the data collection: Pediatric, Medical, Obstetrics and 
Gynecology, Endemic, and Pediatric Surgery. Along with Neuro-Psychiatric, Cardiac, 
Medical, and Pediatric Intensive Care Units. Subject: A representative sample 
consisted of (460) nurses were selected by simple random sample. Tools: Two tools 
were used to collect the data. Tool I: Nurses' Perceived Organizational Support 
Structured Questionnaire. Tool II: Deviant Behaviors in Workplace Structured 
Questionnaire. Results: It shows that nearly all 99.1% of nurses had unsatisfactory 
level regarding organizational support. Also, nearly all 98.3% of them had minor level 
of prespective regarding deviant behavior. Conclusion: There was a positive 
statistical significant correlation between nurses' perceived organizational support and 
their prespective of deviant behaviors at workplace. Recommendations: Hospital 
administrators adopt educational strategies to increase nurses awareness of the 
problems associated with deviant behaviors and its consequences. Continually asses 
the level of perceived organizational support and prevalence of deviant behaviors at 
work.