The Influence of Innovation Leadership Competencies of First Line Nursing Administrators and Climate for innovation on Job Satisfaction of Registered Nurses at a Tertiary Hospital in the Northeastern Region
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Innovation leader competencies, First line administrators, Climate for innovation, Job satisfactionAbstract
The descriptive research purposes of this descriptive research were (1) to study the innovativon leadership competencies of first line nursing administrators, climate for innovation, and job satisfaction of registered nurses at a tertiary hospital in the Northeastern Region; and (2) to analyze the influences of innovation leadership competencies of first line nursing administrators, and climate for innovation on job satisfaction of registered nurses.
The study utilized a multi-stage random sampling technique to select a sample of 118 registered nurses working in a tertiary hospital. Research instruments included: 1) a general information questionnaire, 2) an innovation leadership competencies questionnaire, 3) a climate for innovation questionnaire, and 4) a job satisfaction questionnaire. These instruments underwent content validity assessment by 5 experts, yielding Content Validity Index (CVI) values of 0.92, 0.84, and 0.91 respectively. Their reliability, assessed by Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient, was 0.98, 0.86, and 0.95 respectively. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis.
The major findings were as follows:: 1) innovation leadership competencies of first-line nursing administrators (Mean = 4.13, SD = 0.56), climate for innovation (Mean = 3.82, SD = 0.43), and overall job satisfaction (Mean = 4.04, SD = 0.46) were at a high level. 2) Innovation leadership competencies of first-line nursing administrators and climate for innovation significantly influenced the job satisfaction of registered nurses (P < .01), with both variables collectively explaining 62.8% of the variance in registered nurses’ job satisfaction.Therefore, administrators should promote the development of innovation leadership competencies among first-line nursing administrators and foster a climate for innovation to enhance registered nurses’ job satisfaction
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