Factors Affecting Nurses' Readiness for Change in Health Care Organizations

ABSTRACT Background: The importance of readiness for change among nurses of an organization has been recognized as a critical factor in the success of organizational change efforts. Subjects and methods: This study was conducted to investigate factors influencing nurses\' readiness for change at convalescences and critical care hospital-Mansoura University. A descriptive co relational design was used. Convenient sample compromise all nurses available with total number (41 nurses). Tools of data collection by using: Readiness for change scale, Resistance to change scale, Nursing work index, Conditions of work effectiveness questionnaire and Geneva emotion wheel. Results: None of the demographic variables showed a statistically significant relationship with individual readiness for change. There was a significant positive correlation between nurses\' readiness for change and structure empowerment (r= 0.279, P< 0.05). There was a significant negative correlation between nurses\' readiness for change and negative high control emotional climate(r= -0.182, P< 0.05). Conclusion: Nurses’ readiness for change will increase if structural empowering constructs are implemented and emotional work climate is enhanced in this hospital. It is recommended that health care managers should pay more attention to the healthcare employees\' empowerment, work emotional climate and give them the opportunity for doing challenging tasks of work; so they can promote their readiness for change. Key words: Readiness for change, Association, Nurses.