Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Nursing - Department of Nursing Administration

Background: Nurses are the heart of any health care team and the perception of their role behavior is crucial for futuristic improvement. Role can be seen in term of role behavior and role expectation. Role behavior refers to the actual roles and responsibilities and how these roles should be played. Aim: The current study seeks to explore nurses` perception about own role behavior versus others` perception. A descriptive comparative design was utilized. Setting: the study was conducted at two hospitals affiliated to Cairo University. Sample included three hundred and ninety two of the staff nurses. Thirty one of the head nurses working in selected units were included. One hundred and fifty of the patients who were admitted during the time of data collection. Tool: Data was collected using a questionnaire developed by the investigator that consists of two parts: first part was related to participants{u2019} socio- demographic data, the second part: includes items related to the perception of the staff nurses' role behavior. Results: The study revealed that the staff nurses (70% of the staff nurses mean percent) have moderately positive perception of their role behavior, the head nurses also (75% of the head nurses mean percent ) have moderately positive perception about the staff nurses` role behavior while the patients (60.4%of the patients mean percent)have low perception about the staff nurses` role behavior, also there was statistically significance difference between both the staff nurses and the head nurses, the staff nurses and the patients about nurses` role behavior

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