Work Engagement among Acute Care Nurses: A Qualitative Study

Table 4

Subcategories about individual factors affected the work engagement of Omani nurses working in acute-care hospitals.

Category	Subcategory	Description	Examples
Individual factor	Rewarding profession	Nurse participants’ perceptions about what nursing means to them and the most rewarding aspects of the job	“The best thing in my work is serving patients and the community”
			“I am very proud to be a nurse. Although, it is not my dream to be a nurse…”
	Personal traits	Comments about quality and characteristics of participants	“I am active…”
			“I am a knowledgeable and skillful nurse in this place, and they trust me”