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Relationship between Smartphones Utilization and Work Engagement among Nurses.

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Background: Healthcare organizations are being transformed by the electronic era and are becoming increasingly electronic-rich environments. Nurses can use their smartphones for both work purposes and non-work purposes which have a significant impact on their work engagement. Aim: Identify the relationship between smartphone utilization and work engagement among nurses. Settings: This study was carried out in Damanhour Fever Hospital which serves a large number of population and it has multi-specialty services, it consists of 15 units. Subjects: All nursing staff who are working in the previously mentioned units were included in the study (N=400) who are providing direct and indirect nursing care, have more than one year of experience in the work setting, and utilize their smartphones. Tools: Two tools were used. Smartphones Utilization in Healthcare Questionnaire, and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. Results: The present study revealed that the majority of nurses (85%) perceived a high mean score percent regarding the overall utilization of smartphones for work purposes represented in its all dimensions. Also, more than half of nurses (53.5%) perceived low levels regarding the overall utilization of smartphones for non-work purposes. On another hand, the majority of nurses (91.3%) perceived a high mean score present of total work engagement (58.93 + 5.96) represented in its three dimensions. Conclusions: There was a statistically significant positive correlation between smartphone utilization for work purposes and work engagement . Additionally, there was a statistically significant negative correlation between smartphone utilization for non-work purposes and their work engagement. Recommendations: top management in hospitals creates practical policies, guidelines, and strategies to limit the use of smartphones by healthcare workers in clinical settings for non-work purposes and encourage productive use of smartphones for work purposes.

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10.21608/asalexu.2024.376364

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Nurses, smartphone, work engagement

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Semsem

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Ahmed Oraby

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Awad

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Faculty of Nursing, B.Sc. in Nursing, Nursing Specialist, - Damanhour fever hospital,

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semsemawad1985@gmail.com

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Gehan

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El Bialy

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Galal

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Nursing Administration Department, Faculty of Nursing ,Alexandria University

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Heba

Last Name

Alanwer Ashour

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Mohamed

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Nursing Administration Department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

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heba.elanwer@yahoo.com

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26

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3

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50016

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2024-09-01

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2024-08-27

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2024-09-01

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145

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157

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1687-3858

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Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal

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Relationship between Smartphones Utilization and Work Engagement among Nurses.

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28 Dec 2024