Relationship between Effort Reward Imbalance and Safety Climate among staff Nurses

Abstract

Background: reward must be balanced with the produced effort to prevent effort reward imbalance (ERI) and to maintain safety climate for staff nurses. Aim: was to assess the relationship between effort reward imbalance and safety climate among staff nurses. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional research design was used in the current study. A convenience sample of 209 staff nurses were included in the study. This study was conducted at all in patient's medical surgical units at Kafrelsheikh University Hospital. Results: Revealed that there was statistical significant difference between effort reward imbalance and safety climate r =0.760*. Conclusion: The study results concluded that there was statistical significant difference between effort reward imbalance and safety climate. Therefore, in order to have a significant impact on the safety climate of staff nurses, it is crucial to implement certain significant heroic rewards that are more equitable and fair. Recommendations: Healthcare organizations should consider the recognition system that values staff nurses' work/effort through incentives package and rewards staff nurses to reinforce safety climate.