title: Relationship between organizational climate and empowerment of nurses in Menoufiya hospitals, Egypt.
abstract: One factor influencing the outcome of care may be the nursing staffs experience of organizational work climate. We compared organizational climate and nurse's empowerment in specialty units at 2 hospitals in Egypt. Data were collected from 164 diploma school staff nurses using 2 tools: the situational outlook questionnaire to assess organizational climate and the psychological empowerment in the workplace questionnaire. There was no statistically significant difference in the level of organizational climate between the 2 hospitals, which the majority of nurses classified as moderate. Most nurses reported a moderate level of empowerment in both hospitals and there was a statistically significant positive correlation between organizational climate and nurse's empowerment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing Administration, University of Menoufiya, Menoufiya, Egypt.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: El-Salam
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mohsen
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Hassanein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004534:Egypt; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011361:Professional Competence; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology