title: Effects of relational coordination among colleagues and span of control on work engagement among home-visiting nurses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Agency span of control is a moderating factor on the positive effect of relational coordination with nursing colleagues on staff nurse work engagement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Naruse
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Mahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009740:Nursing Staff
keywords: coordination; home-visiting nurse; span of control; work engagement