Innovative Work Behavior and Clinical Decision Making among Nursing Interns

Abstract

Background: In the healthcare field, innovative work behavior isn't traditionally a mandatory part of the daily practice but rather a behavior beyond the scope of the prescribed work behavior of the healthcare. Nursing clinical decision-making also is the basis of the nursing daily practice where the nurses’ focus is on patients. Decision-making is critically intertwined with innovation at any point within an organization. The aim was to identify the relation between innovative work behavior and clinical-decision making of nursing interns at Suez Canal University. A descriptive correlational design was utilized to carry out this study. The sample of the study was all the internship students in the academic year 2018/2019 who affiliated to Faculty of Nursing at Suez Canal University and spent their internship period in Suez Canal University Hospitals during the data collection period. They were 68 students. The setting of the study was Suez Canal University Hospitals. Tools: Two tools were used. Tool (1) an innovative work behavior scale. Tool (2) the clinical Decision Making in Nursing Scale. Results: There was a statistically significant strong correlation between innovative work behavior and clinical decision-making (P<0.001) Conclusion: There was a relationship between innovative work behavior and clinical decision making of nursing interns at Suez Canal University. Recommendations: innovative work behavior and clinical decision-making should be included in the orientation-training program for the nursing interns.