Relationship between Time Management Skills and Time Wasters among Nurse Managers at Menoufia University Hospital

ELsayed, Safyia S.; Ibrahim, Manal M.; Diab, Gehan M.; Mohamed, Soheir M.

doi:10.21608/menj.2018.150300

Relationship between Time Management Skills and Time Wasters among Nurse Managers at Menoufia University Hospital

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Clinical instructor in Nursing Administration Department Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University

² Professor of Nursing Administration Faculty of Nursing- Menoufia University

³ Assistant professor of Nursing Administration Faculty of Nursing- Menoufia University

⁴ Assistant professor of Nursing Administration Faculty of Nursing- Menoufia University.

10.21608/menj.2018.150300

Abstract

Time is precious resource, it can’t be saved, if wasted it can’t be retrieved but it can be allocated from less important to more important activities.. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between time management skills and time wasters among nurse managers. Design: Descriptive – Correlational research design. Setting: it was conducted in Menoufia University Hospital at Menoufia Governorate Egypt. Subjects: a convenient sample of 84 nurse managers was included in the study from Menoufia University Hospital. Instruments: two instruments was used for data collection, instrument one : a questionnaire to investigate the abilities of time management among nurse managers and instrument two a questionnaire to measure factors affecting time management through common time wasters. Results: The majority of nurse managers at Menoufia University Hospital had moderate time control. The most time waster tasks of nurse managers at Menoufia University Hospital were structure factors. There was no statistical relation between time management skills and time wasters among studied subjects. Conclusion: On the light of the current study it can be concluded that the most nurse managers had time wasters as a result of moderate time management skills, so they need to improve their time management skills especially in applying delegation skills and managing un expected visitors. Recommendation: Replication of the study on large number of a sample is required to allow the generalizability of the findings. Creating ongoing educational sessions for nurse managers and refresher training courses should be provided in order to keep nurse managers have updated knowledge and practices related to time management skills.

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