Relationship between Nurses\' Work Effectiveness and Their Work Engagement

Background: Nurses play an important role in the healthcare system and constitute the highest number of healthcare workers. A positive attitude or a positive state of mind at work may increase the ability to carry out the organization's duties, tasks and plans. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between work effectiveness and work engagement of nurses working in the selected hospitals affiliated with Iran University of Medical Sciences in (IUMS) 2021. Methods: This is a descriptive cross sectional study with correlational design. A total of 255 nurses working in selected hospitals affiliated with IUMS were recruited through proportionate stratified sampling. The data were collected using Utrecht work engagement Scale (UWES) and Conditions for Work Effectiveness Questionnaire II (CWEQ-II) and analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent T-test, ANOVA, T-TEST, Pearson correlation and regression in SPSS 22. The significance level was set at P<0.05. Results: The mean work effectiveness was 37.31±7.41 indicating the medium-to-high work effectiveness of nurses. The average work engagement was 68.96±15.48, which indicates the high work engagement of nurses. There was also a significant positive relationship (r = 0.656, p <0.001) between the total work effectiveness score and work engagement. The results showed that the “Support” dimension of work effectiveness has the highest correlation with work engagement (r=0.606, p <0.001). Also, the” Absorption by work” dimension of work engagement had the highest correlation with work effectiveness (r=0.653, p <0.001). Conclusion: According to the results of this study and in order to increase the work effectiveness of nurses, it is recommended that managers and officials of medical institutions create a positive thinking and perspective in nurses through the actions they take.