Challenges facing nurse managers during and beyond COVID-19 pandemic in relation to perceived organizational support.
Nurs Forum
; 56(3): 539-549, 2021 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1192535
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To explore challenges facing nurse managers during and beyond coronavirus disease, 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its relation to perceived organizational support.BACKGROUND:
When faced with high-pressure situations like the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical that nurse managers be equipped with the support they need to successfully surpass these hard times.METHODS:
Descriptive correlational design was utilized. The study was conduct at different health care settings across Egypt. Convenience sampling technique was employed to recruit (214) nurse managers. Two instruments were used; questionnaire of challenges faced by nurse managers and survey of perceived organizational support. Mann-Whitney test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Spearman's correlation, and regression analysis were utilized.RESULTS:
The highest percentage of managers reported being faced with high level of challenges. There was a highly statistically significant negative correlation between challenges currently faced by managers and their perception of organizational support.CONCLUSION:
The COVID-19 pandemic had placed additional challenges on nurse managers and these challenges are expected to persist in the future. Higher perception of organizational support minimizes managers' perception of being challenged in times of pandemics. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT Better training focused on disaster management, ethical decision making, leading in times of uncertainty, and maintaining well-being will help nurse managers lead better their teams.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Organizational Culture
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Workplace
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COVID-19
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Leadership
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Nurse Administrators
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Nursing Care
Type of study:
Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Nurs Forum
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Nuf.12578
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