Nursing Administrative Organization and its Relationship to the Performance Efficiency of Nursing Department Officials

Abstract

A cross-sectional descriptive study conducted for the period from September 8, 2023 to April 25, 2024, with the aim of identifying the nursing administrative organization and its relationship to the efficiency of the performance of nursing department officials at Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital. A purposive sample of (50) responsible nurses from this hospital was selected. The charge nurses were selected and had a college degree, a technical diploma, a middle school certificate, and a nursing school certificate. The nurses included in the study were those who had more than three years of nursing management experience. A questionnaire form was prepared for the purpose of the study, consisting of main parts: demographic characteristics, administrative organization, and performance efficiency. The stability and credibility of the model was determined through the experimental study. The questionnaire form and structured interview technique were used as means of collecting data, and the descriptive data analysis method (frequencies, percentages, arithmetic mean, and standard deviation) and the descriptive data analysis method (T-test) were applied to analyze the data. Data. The results of the study indicated that there is a statistically significant correlation between planning and performance efficiency for these officials. The study concluded that this hospital suffers from a lack of structural job descriptions. The study recommended the necessity of opening the door to specialization in the field of health administration in academic institutions to graduate advanced cadres from a scientific and professional standpoint to keep pace with the rapid development taking place in the field of health administration and in a manner commensurate with the needs of health institutions.