relationship between nurses' perception of the organizational work climate and their job empowerment

ABSTRACT

Organizational climate is set of measurable aspects of challenge working environment perceived directly and indirectly by the employees who are working together within the organization. Each organization has its own unique climate. Therefore organizational climate is one of the most powerful factors enrich the effects of nurses' sense of empowerment. Aim of the study to identify the relation between nurses' perception of the organizational work climate and their job empowerment. A correlation descriptive design was used in this study. Settings the study was conducted in all general medical, surgical units and their specialties with bed capacity 743 beds at Main University hospital. Subjects All nurses were available at time of data collection in the previously mentioned settings were included in the study [n=333]. Tools two tools were used to collect data in this study namely Organizational Climate Questionnaire developed by Martein [2006], It consists of thirty statements, classified under ten dimensions. A condition for work effectiveness questionnaire [CWEQ] developed by Lashinger [2001], it composed nineteen [n=19] statements that measure six subscales, namely access to opportunity, information, support, resources, formal power and informal power. There was a moderate positive significant correlation between organizational climate dimensions and overall nurses' job empowerment subscales, as well as significant difference between both the organizational climate dimensions, and job empowerment subscales in relation to nurses' age, age; years of experiences in the hospital and in the units. In conclusion, enhancing work climate through encouragement of participative decision making, team building, fair compensation and recognition. Nurses managers should increase nurses', level of structure empowerment by identify barriers to accessing information, support, resources, and opportunities within the work environment and implement strategies to provide grater access to power