Organizational Justice and it's influence on Organizational Citizenship Behavior among Staff Nurses

Abstract

Back ground: In healthcare organization, nurses are considered as a backbone of its success as their performance and behaviors are key determinants for good performance. Justice and its implementation is a fundamental aspect to create citizenship behaviors among nurses and increase their loyalty and commitment to the organization. Aim: the study aimed to investigate the influence of organizational justice on organizational citizenship behavior among staff nurses at Dikirnis General Hospital. Method: a descriptive correlational design was utilized, included 252 staff nurses working at Dikirnis General Hospital. Data was collected using two tools, organizational justice questionnaire, and organizational citizenship behavior questionnaire. Results: There was a significant positive correlation between organizational justice and organizational citizenship behavior; staff nurses had moderate level of perception of organizational justice. More than half of the staff nurses had high perception of organizational citizenship behavior. Conclusion: There was statically significant positive correlation between organizational justice and organizational citizenship behavior. Recommendation: The hospital administrator and head nurses should be alert to the benefits behaving toward nurses in a manner perceived as fair. Organize periodically meeting with supervisors and their staff nurses to discuss their problems, needs and involve them in solving it.