Relation between Organizational Support and Deviances at Workplace from Nurses' Prespective

Abstract

Background: Organizational support can create a positive and productive work environment help nurses to manage workplace related stressors and exhaustion. Deviances in workplace considered one of the main issues that effect on the care provided by nurses. Aim: This study aimed to determine the relation between organizational support and deviances at workplace from nurses' prespective. Subject and Method; Design: A descriptive-correlational design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at Tanta University Main Hospital. The following inpatient departments were included in the data collection: Pediatric, Medical, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Endemic, and Pediatric Surgery. Along with Neuro-Psychiatric, Cardiac, Medical, and Pediatric Intensive Care Units. Subject: A representative sample consisted of (460) nurses were selected by simple random sample. Tools: Two tools were used to collect the data. Tool I: Nurses' Perceived Organizational Support Structured Questionnaire. Tool II: Deviant Behaviors in Workplace Structured Questionnaire. Results: It shows that nearly all 99.1% of nurses had unsatisfactory level regarding organizational support. Also, nearly all 98.3% of them had minor level of prespective regarding deviant behavior. Conclusion: There was a positive statistical significant correlation between nurses' perceived organizational support and their prespective of deviant behaviors at workplace. Recommendations: Hospital administrators adopt educational strategies to increase nurses awareness of the problems associated with deviant behaviors and its consequences. Continually asses the level of perceived organizational support and prevalence of deviant behaviors at work.