The Relationship between Talent Management and Engagement among Nurses

Abstract

It is crystal clear that a well-motivated and engaged staff will be of great benefits to the organization where they work. This will not only result to achievement of organizational goal but also help the organization to retain competent staff which will definitely lead to high performance and increase quality productivity. There is a strong positive relationship between talent management and engagement in the sense that before employees are engaged, it is a good thing to the organization to subject them to training and continue development in order to discover their skills and where they will be best fit in the organization.

This study aim was to assess relationship between head nurses' talent management and staff nurses' engagement. A descriptive correlational study design was used to carry out this study on 34 head nurses and 170 staff nurses from Kafr Elshiekh General Hospital affiliated to Kafr Elshiekh Health Directorate. Two self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data. Each questionnaire comprised a section for socio-demographic data, and scale to assess head nurses' talent management and staff nurses' engagement. Six experts in nursing

administration reviewed the tools for face and content validation, and it was pilot- tested. The field work lasted from May to July 2018.