Abstract
Aim: Home-visiting nursing agencies are required to foster staff nurse's work engagement; thus, the factors related to work engagement require identification. This study examined relational coordination among colleagues and agency span of control on the work engagement of home-visiting nurses. Methods: Cross-sectional data from 93 staff nurses in 31 home-visiting nursing agencies were collected via a survey and analyzed using mixed linear regression. Results: There was no significant main effect of relational coordination among nurse colleagues on work engagement. In large agencies with a large span of control, relational coordination among nursing colleagues predicted work engagement. Nursing managers' relational coordination was found to be positively associated with staff nurse work engagement. Conclusion: Agency span of control is a moderating factor on the positive effect of relational coordination with nursing colleagues on staff nurse work engagement.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 240-246 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Japan Journal of Nursing Science |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 Apr 1 |
Keywords
- Coordination
- Home-visiting nurse
- Span of control
- Work engagement
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Research and Theory