Hospital Accreditation Awareness and Experience among Nursing Staff: A key Driver for Organizational Development

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1 Clinical instructor at kafr Shukr specialized hospital, Egypt.

2 Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt.

3 Assist. Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt.

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Background: Awareness of hospital accreditation and organizational development among nursing staff is essential for ensuring quality healthcare services and continuous improvement. Assessing their awareness of hospital accreditation is essential, as their understanding and engagement can significantly influence the success of accreditation efforts; while, organizational development focuses on improving structures, processes and culture within healthcare institution. Aim of the study: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between nursing staff awareness and experience about hospital accreditation and, organizational development. Subjects and methods: Design: A descriptive correlational study design. Setting: The study was conducted at Kafr Shukr Specialized Hospital. Subjects: 465 nursing staff working at all inpatient departments of Kafr Shukr Specialized Hospital affiliated to Ministry of health in Qalyubia Governorate. Tools of data collection: three tools were used for data collection namely; Nurses’ awareness of accreditation, Accreditation experience and Organizational development questionnaire. Results: (18.8%) of the studied nursing staff perceived their awareness of hospital accreditation in high level, (21.6%) expressed low total level of accreditation experience and (21.1%) of the studied nursing staff reported total high organizational development. Conclusion: The current study concluded that, there is a highly statistically significant correlation between the studied nursing staff awareness and their accreditation experience at (p= 0.000). Also, organizational development is a statistically significant correlated to both nursing staff’ awareness of accreditation and accreditation experience at (p= 0.05). Recommendations: Training programs to enhance nursing staff's understanding of hospital accreditation standards and the benefits of organizational development. Encourage active participation in accreditation processes. Involve nursing staff in the accreditation process through regular feedback sessions and hands-on involvement in meeting accreditation standards to foster a sense of ownership and contribution.

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