Lecturer of Nursing Administration Department- Faculty of Nursing- Menoufia University
10.12816/0029149
Abstract
Background: Nurses, like other female employees, are faced with the demands of work and home responsibilities as their main daily tasks. Attempting to understand role overload as perceived by RNs in the acute care setting needs to be a consideration for hospital administrators and nursing leaders as they are problem solver and develop strategic plans to promote care quality in the acute care setting. Aim: The present study aimed to examine the relationship between nurses’ perception of job demand and their satisfaction with the work family balance. Setting: The study was carried out at two hospitals in Menoufia governorate, Egypt, namely Shebin El-Kom University Hospital, and Teaching Hospital. Sample: A total number of 160 nurses in the study units who agreed to participate in the study from the selected study hospitals in Menoufia governorate constituted the study sample (78 nurses from University Hospital, and 82 nurses from teaching hospital). Tool: The following tools were used: job demand scale and Satisfaction with the work–family balance scale. Results: The results indicated that there was a significance negative correlation between nurses’ overall perception of job demand and their overall satisfaction with the work–family balance. Conclusion: The study concluded that nurses' overall perception of job demand is associated with nurses’ satisfaction with the work–family balance. Recommendations: It’ s recommended that hospital management needs to be conscious of this status of female nurses and provide a reasonable workload to help these women achieve work-family balance which could be enhanced by rearranging work conditions to reduce excessive workload and irregular work schedule.
Ahmed, F., & Bakeer, H. (2014). The Relationship between Nurses’ Perception of Job Demand and their Satisfaction with the Work Family Balance. Zagazig Nursing Journal, 10(2), 50-66. doi: 10.12816/0029149
MLA
Faten Abdelghani Ahmed; Huda Mohammed Bakeer. "The Relationship between Nurses’ Perception of Job Demand and their Satisfaction with the Work Family Balance". Zagazig Nursing Journal, 10, 2, 2014, 50-66. doi: 10.12816/0029149
HARVARD
Ahmed, F., Bakeer, H. (2014). 'The Relationship between Nurses’ Perception of Job Demand and their Satisfaction with the Work Family Balance', Zagazig Nursing Journal, 10(2), pp. 50-66. doi: 10.12816/0029149
VANCOUVER
Ahmed, F., Bakeer, H. The Relationship between Nurses’ Perception of Job Demand and their Satisfaction with the Work Family Balance. Zagazig Nursing Journal, 2014; 10(2): 50-66. doi: 10.12816/0029149