Work Engagement among Acute Care Nurses: A Qualitative Study

Table 5

Categories for suggestions to improve work engagement among Omani nurses working in acute-care hospitals.

Category	Description	Examples
Pay and monetary incentives	Suggestions to improve pay and provide monetary incentives	“They need to consider my post basic diploma and pay me more”
		“MOH has to give risk allowance for nurses working in critical areas”
Hospital policies	Suggestions to develop new policies or review and implement current policies	“Rotation between primary healthcare nurses and ER nurses and other nurses in the hospital”
Management practices and skills	Suggestions to improve nursing management practices	“The administration should open doors for discussion and listen to us”
Recognition	Suggestions to provide verbal and written praise for nurses’ valuable efforts and contributions	“A word of appreciation can affect you positively. We need verbal rewarding”
Resources	Suggestions to improve hospital resources	“Nursery near the hospital”
		“Provide enough equipment”