Work Ethic and Job Performance of Nurses in Northern Regional Hospitals
Keywords:
Work ethic, Job performance, Nurses, Northern regional hospitalsAbstract
Quality nursing care results in safe nursing outcomes and is an important indicator of nursing services, while work ethic is an essential element for promoting good job performance. This descriptive correlational study aimed to examine work ethic, job performance, and the relationship between work ethic and job performance among nurses in Northern Regional Hospitals. The sample included 166 nurses who were selected using the multi-stage sampling method. Research tools included Greenslade and Jimmieson’s Job Performance Scale and Sharma and Rai’s Work Ethic Questionnaire, back-translated by Mahamaya et al. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the Job Performance Scale were .95 (task performance) and .92 (contextual performance), while that of the Work Ethic Questionnaire was .92. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation.
The results revealed that:
1. The work ethic (M = 21.52, SD = 4.45), task performance (M = 61.08, SD = 10.54), and contextual performance (M = 73.06, SD = 11.95) of nurses were at a high level.
2. The work ethic of nurses had a positive relationship with task performance (r = 0.300, p < 0.001) and contextual performance (r = 0.392, p < 0.001) at a moderate level.
The results of this study can be used as basic information for research on work ethic and job performance, and further studies on other factors that influence nurses' job performance. In addition, nursing administrators can use the results of this study as basic information to find ways to encourage nurses in northern regional hospitals to maintain work ethic and job performance.
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