Work Engagement of Nurses in the Different Fields Construct at Sulu Province: An Exploratory Factor Analysis Study

Casma  S. Mercado,

Work Engagement of Nurses in the Different Fields Construct at Sulu Province: An Exploratory Factor Analysis Study

Abstract:

The objective of this study was to develop a practical method for assessing nurses' work engagement in various setting. Random stratified sampling was employed. 305 Sulu nurses took part in the survey. On the Sulu mainland, they held a variety of jobs, including teaching, nursing, law enforcement (BFP and PNP nurses), and healthcare (hospital and RHU). To determine whether the questions in each dimension still applied to the new group of respondents from the same educational field who operate in other organizational settings, such as education, facility-based healthcare, and the military, the items in each dimension underwent testing. Prior Principal Axis Factoring and Principal Component Analysis, scale reliability and item-to-item correlation were conducted. The scale has an impressive 0.940 total reliability score for 18 components. There is a strong internal consistency demonstrated by the 18-item sample size, and the inter-item correlation points to the existence of distinct components. There were elements that were significantly linked to a component, with the exception of the Cognitive Work Engagement dimension, where all things are grouped together. For instance, the Physical Work Engagement dimension's item 13 and the Emotional Work Engagement dimension are tightly correlated. Items that significantly crossload to two or more factors must be excluded or not assigned to a factor. The respondent-nurses' major job engagement feature was emotional engagement, as indicated by the weighted mean score of 4.32 (SD=0.49), which essentially shows that Sulu nurses across the various sectors were emotionally connected professionals.

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