Professional Accountability and Ownership among Nursing Staff

ElSadany, Entesar Abd ElHady; El Sayed, Karima Ahmed; ElDemerdash, Safaa Mohamed; Mostafa, Sara Abd El Mongy

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2024.367630

Professional Accountability and Ownership among Nursing Staff

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ 1 Master student at Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. 2 Nursing specialist at El Mogama Eltyby Hospital, Tanta

² Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

³ Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

10.21608/tsnj.2024.367630

Abstract

Background: In clinical nursing practice, professional accountability is a notion that impacts
decision-making, safety standards, staff values. It is connected to both legal and ethical aspects
of the profession. The aim of the study: To assess nursing staff's perception of professional
accountability and ownership. The research design: A descriptive - correlational design was
used. The subjects: All (n=247) nursing staff working at El Mogama Eltyby Hospital affiliated
to The Health Insurance Authority. The tools: Two tools for data collection were used, Nursing
Staff's Perception of Professional Accountability Questionnaire and Nursing Staff' Ownership
Scale. The results: More than two thirds (72.9%) of nursing staff had a high perception level of
professional accountability. About half (47.0%) of nursing staff had a high level of ownership.
The conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between nursing
staff perception of professional accountability and their ownership. The recommendations:
Health care facility management provide educational programs, seminars and workshops for
nursing staff about professional accountability and ownership to increase their opinion about
professional accountability and ownership.