Job Demands, Job Resources and its Relationship with Job Crafting among Head Nurses

Abstract

Background: Organizations are continually under stress for existence in the present extremely changed work environment. During these times of continuously and emotionally demanding organizational changes, it is essential for associations to completely use and support nurses to become good crafters in their work to achieve organizational goals. Aim: The current study aims to investigate job demands, job resources and its relationship with job crafting among head nurses. Methods: A descriptive correlational research design was utilized by 140 head nurse working at all inpatient departments at Main Mansoura University Hospital, which affiliated to Mansoura University. Three tools were utilized in this study, Job Demands Scale, Job Resources Scale, and Job Crafting Questionnaire. Results: The results of this study indicated that there was statistical significant positive relation between job crafting with both job demands and job resources. Conclusion: There was statistical significant positive correlation between job crafting and both job demands and job resources. So, from the above we can conclude that head nurses demonstrate job crafting activities to cope with high job demands in the present of adequate job resources. Recommendations: To promote head nurses' job crafting, it is necessary to acknowledge and reward their good performance. Improve head nurses' autonomy is very important to enhance task crafting, as head nurses have the freedom to plan and carry out their daily activities. Administrators should provide flexibility of scheduling and balance between head nurses' family life and the requirement of their work.

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