Background: Job embeddedness is considered the furthermost essential factor and generator which support nurses to thrive within the workplace. Aim: is to explore the relationship between job embeddedness and workplace thriving among staff nurses. Methods: A descriptive, correlational research design was used in this study with 167 participants from staff nurses at Gastrointestinal Surgery Center Mansoura University. Data was collected by using two scales that are Job Embeddedness Scale, Workplace Thriving Questionnaire. Results: Nearly half of staff nurses exhibit a moderate level of job embeddedness, whereas26.9% of them represented a high level of job embeddedness and 29.9% had a low level of job embeddedness Also, almost all the nurses perceived a moderate level of workplace thriving. Conclusion: job embeddedness has a significant influence on workplace thriving as there was strong statistically positive correlation between job embeddedness and workplace thriving .Recommendations: nurse managers empowered their staff by setting a well-defined structure for gaining knowledge and improving prospects regarding career progression, support, Encourage nurses to be involved in options that affect their field of profession. Stimulate a learning environment for generating work happiness in order to accomplish determined satisfaction of their staffs. Be aware of how and how deeply their employees are currently embedded. Establish mentoring programs to strengthen ties with the company. Supervisors should assist, encourage, and mentor staff members in all circumstances.
Keywords: Job embeddedness, Staff nurses, Workplace thriving.