Relation between Arrogant Nursing Supervision and Work Effectiveness from Nurses' Prospective

Elsawy, Eman Hamdan; Hamouda, Seham Ibrahim; Obied, Heba Kamal; Shokier, Maha Eid

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2023.328660

Relation between Arrogant Nursing Supervision and Work Effectiveness from Nurses' Prospective

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, sohag University, Egypt

² Prof. of Nursing Administration Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.

³ Assist Prof. of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

10.21608/tsnj.2023.328660

Abstract

Background: Arrogant nursing supervisor affect negatively on work effectiveness, they
can lead to lower access to information, support, opportunity and resources. The Study
Aim: was to assess the relation between arrogant nursing supervision and nurses’ work
effectiveness. Method: Design: A descriptive correlation research study design was used
in this study. Setting: It was conducted in all departments at Tanta University Main
Hospital. Subject: A convenience sample of nurses n=911 who were working in the
previous setting Tools: Two tools were used to collect data Arrogant Nursing
Supervision and Conditions for Work Effectiveness Structured Questionnaire. Results:
72.8% of nurses perceived a low level of total work effectiveness, 23.6% of nurses
perceived a moderate level of personal traits dimension of arrogant supervision and
28.9% of nurses perceived a high level of relation with other dimension of arrogant
supervision. 71.8%, 68.5%, 65.1% and 55.7% of nurses had a low level of access to
information, support, opportunity and resources respectively. Conclusion: There was a
statistically significant negative correlation between nurses’ perception of arrogant
nursing supervision and nurses’ work effectiveness. Recommendation: it was
recommended that hospital administrators need to ensure open channels of communication
between nursing supervisors and nurses to provide transparent flow of information, also nursing
supervisors need to appreciate and recognize nurses' positive contributions.