Nursing Staff Perception regarding Career Plateau and its Relation to their Work Engagement

Background: Career plateau is a crucial determining factor that impacts both the organization and the nursing staff, which led to poor work outcomes as a decline in work engagement. Aim of this study: To assess nursing staff' perception regarding career plateau and its relation to their work engagement. Design: A descriptive correlational research design was utilized. Setting: The study was carried out in all inpatient units at medical and surgical buildings at Benha University Hospitals. Subjects: Consisted of the head nurses group (60) and simple random sample of staff nurses (295). Tools of data collection: Two tools were used for data collection; Career plateau questionnaire and Utrecht Work Engagement scale (UWES). Results: The highest percent (80%, 69.1%) of head nurses and staff nurses respectively had low perception level regarding career plateau. Also, the majority (90.2%, 80%) of staff nurses and head nurses respectively had high level of work engagement. Conclusion: There was a highly statistical significant negative correlation between total perception level of career plateau and total work engagement level among studied nursing staff. Recommendations: Providing nursing staff with education programs about their job description and road map for career advancement. Maintaining a supportive work environment for nursing staff by supplying all the resources necessary for their work and by using job enrichment to enhance their work engagement.
Background: Career plateau is a crucial determining factor that impacts both the organization and the nursing staff, which led to poor work outcomes as a decline in work engagement and job satisfaction. Aim of this study: To assess nursing staff' perception regarding career plateau and its relation to their work engagement. Design: A descriptive correlational research design was utilized. Setting: The study was carried out in all inpatient units at medical and surgical buildings at Benha University Hospitals. Subjects: Consisted of the head nurses group (60) and simple random sample of staff nurses (295). Tools of data collection: Two tools were used for data collection; Career plateau questionnaire and Utrecht Work Engagement scale (UWES). Results: The highest percent (80%, 69.1%) of head nurses and staff nurses respectively had low perception level regarding career plateau. Also, the majority (90.2%, 80%) of staff nurses and head nurses respectively had high level of work engagement. Conclusion: There was a highly statistical significant negative correlation between total perception level of career plateau and total work engagement level among studied nursing staff. Recommendations: Providing nursing staff with education programs about their job description and road map for career advancement at the time of orientation and socialization. Maintaining a supportive work environment for nursing staff by supplying all the resources necessary for their work and by using job enrichment to enhance their work engagement.