Talent Management and Work Engagement among Head Nurses

Document Type : Original Article

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Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, EGYPT

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Background: These days, Talent management is becoming one of the most important aspects of human resource management. It increases the efficacy and efficiency of the hiring process by making the most of head nurses' abilities and filling open positions with highly qualified, talented candidates to achieve a high level of work engagement, which is reflected in patient satisfaction. Aim: Investigate the relationship between talent management and work engagement among head nurses . Subjects and Methods: A descriptive research design was utilized to conduct this study on 60 head nurses working at Aga Central Hospital using two tools as: Talent management questionnaire and Utrecht work engagement scale. Results: The results indicated that the highest mean score regarding talent management dimensions was talent development and talent retention (20.5 ±6.5), followed by talent attraction dimension (18.8 ± 6.7). While the highest mean score regarding work engagement dimensions was vigor dimension (17.9 ±2.8),followed by dedication dimensions (14.8 ±2.7). There was statistical significant correlation between talent management and work engagement (p<0.05). Conclusion talent management which promote sense of work engagement among staff nurses. Recommendations: Hospital administrators should consider developing and implementing talent management practices and policies that will engage and retain professional head nurses.

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