Quality of Work Life in Higher Education Institution: The Perception of Nurse Educators at Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University

: Nurse educators as one of the most crucial factors of nursing institutions play a critical role in educating and training specialized feature workforces. At the same time, they are continually geared toward learning to expand their capacity to achieve the desired outcomes of their organizations. In order to achieve this, it is very important to maintain quality of work life (QWL) among nurse educators to maintain the sustainability and viability of educational nursing institutions. Aim: The study aims to assess QWL as perceived by nurse educators and to study the association between nurse educators’ QWL and their socio-demographic and professional/ Academic characteristics. Method: A descriptive study was conducted using Nurse Educators’ Quality of Work Life Questionnaire that was given to 170 nurse educators working in nine departments at Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University. Results: The majority of nurse educators had moderate levels of QWL. Collegial relations and work life are the highest perceived QWL dimensions by the study participants, while rewards and support services are the lowest ones. Moreover, there were statistical significant differences among nurse educators’ overall QWL in relation to their socio-demographic and academic characteristics in terms of sex, marital status, and department (specialty). positive correlation between the nurses’ QWL and their job satisfaction (24) . In 2016 another study was done to find out what are the most important dimensions of QWL among 100 employees in Egypt. The results showed that salaries and benefits, job security and personal growth and learning new things are the most important dimensions of QWL for Egyptian employees (25) . Care and Emergency, Education, Obstetric and Gynecology, Pediatric, Administration, Community Health, Psychiatric and Mental Health, and Gerantology. governance (10 items). The responses were measured by using 5-point Likert scale ranging from strongly agree (5) to strongly disagree (1). The response of “Not applicable” was added. Not Applicable (NA) means that some items or sub-items were excluded, for example postgraduate teaching load is not applicable for the clinical instructors. The higher the score is the better the quality of work life of nurse educators. Reversed scores were done for negatively worded questions for two items. The results of the current study could highlight important points for the faculty administrators and give them insight about developing programs and designing strategies to improve QWL of nurse educators. It can be improved through developing a reward and compensation system based on their appraisal. This evaluation should be developed through clear, strict standards for all nurse educators. Also, enhancement of the nurse educators' commitment can be initiated through justice's practices in relation to rewards and benefits associated with the provided services such as teaching and research. Moreover, providing frequent feedback to nurse educators by their superiors about their performance would improve their QWL.