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ED Staff Nurses: Case Study

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In table 3.a, the statement that has obtained the highest mean is (5.34) for “This department has a great deal of personal meaning for me.” The finding was associated with non-financial investment of ED staff nurses. These non-financial investments were the friendships and harmonious working relationships they established with their colleagues. The investment of ED nurses in their practices increased their job performance and emotional attachment to the department. According to ED staff nurses, they enjoyed working in their department because there are camaraderie and unity. This finding conformed to the result of the study of Shah and Marks (2004) wherein they stated that as much as 40% of a person’s happiness was accounted for by intentional …show more content…

The finding of the study reflected the Filipino characteristic of being very sociable (Kabisig Peoples' Movement, 2014). When Filipinos work in a new environment, they mingle well with their colleagues and form a small alliance. This group would be the source ED staff nurses of social or family support. As sociable people, ED staff nurses developed a strong sense of communal bonding and interpersonal relationship with their colleagues, which were evident, especially when they meet along the corridors, greeting and smiling at each other. In addition, in the ED, they treated each other as colleagues, not just a manager to subordinate or trainee to trainer. This interpersonal relationship answer their needs to belong (Furnham, 2005) and a source of satisfaction to individual employees (Laguador, De Castro, & Portugal, …show more content…

The mental and affective attachment of ED staff nurses to their organization made them perform their work and tasks properly and quickly. To this end, they have high interest in learning the empowerment techniques and skills which were consistent with findings of Rawat (2011) and Jha (2011). This causes the high motivation of ED staff nurses for staying in the ED and committed to their organization. This study deduced that affective commitment is related to empowerment which is consistent with the findings of Goudarzvand, Chegini, & Kheradmand (2013), Jafari, Moradi, & Ahanchi (2013), Fairuz, Nordin, Adnan, & Sirun (2013), (Malik, Chugtai, Iqbal, & Ramzan (2013), Hashmi & Naqavi (2012), Borghei, Jandaghi, Matin, & Dastani (2010), Bhatnagar (2005), and Bogler & Somech

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