1Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing. Minia University, Egypt
*Corresponding Author: Rasha Mohamed Nagib Ali, Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing. Minia University, Egypt, e-mail: tamem.ali23@yahoo.com, Contact No.: 01099348644
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
The present study aimed to assess the relation between bullying workplace, organizational support, and work engagement as perceived by staff nurses.
This study was conducted at Minia university hospital, and Gynecology, Obstetric, and Pediatric University Hospital.
A descriptive correlation comparative design was utilized to achieve the objective of the present study.
All nurses who accepted to cooperate in this study at the time of data collection were included (N=300) from Minia university hospital and from gynecology, Obstetric and Pediatric University Hospital.
The following instruments were used: Bullying workplace was developed by(15) II: (8)developed organizational Support questionnaire III: Work engagement questionnaire was formed by(16).
The conclusions of the current study showed that there signified an adverse correlation between perception of nurses’ regarding bullying workplace and organizational support plus work engagement (R=.461-**), (R=.265-). Finally, work engagement and perceived corporate support positively correlated (R=.298).
The organization should encourage nurse supervisors to use practical communication skills and support for nurses’ staff, which helps to reduce workplace bullying.
Bullying workplace, Perceived organizational support, Work engagement, Staff nurses
