Evaluation of the effect of nurse motivation levels on teamwork

Objective: This study was planned for the purpose of evaluating the effect of nurse motivation levels on teamwork, examining the relation between motivation and teamwork, and the determining factors. Material and Method: This descriptive work was carried out in a private group hospital operating in the center of Istanbul province. A "Nurse Information Form", "Teamwork Behavior Measure", and "Motivation Measure", all of which were created to determine characteristics regarding the socio-demographic and working life of nurses, were used in collecting research data. Upon obtaining the necessary institution and measure permissions, it was proceeded to the data collection stage andit was applied to 304 nurses who agreed to participate in the research. Statistical evaluation of the data was performed using SPSS 16.0. Findings: In our work, the Cronbach's Alpha coefficient of the "Teamwork Behavior Measure" was determined as 0,947 and 0,852 for the "Motivation Measure". The statement "Team leaders must ensure that team members help each other when necessary" received the highest point (4,26 ± 0,988) from the "Teamwork Behavior Measure", while the statement"Helping team members is an indicator that the individual does not have much work to do" received the lowest point (2,80 ± 1,422). The statement "I do my workfondly" received the highest point (4,20 ± 0,972) from the "Motivation Measure", and it has been seen that the statement "I worry that I could be fired at any moment" received the lowest point (2,68 ± 1,277). Conclusion: We found that there is a significant relation between nurses motivation levels and teamwork, at a very low or low level. Keywords: Nursing, motivation, teamwork, motivation factors, productivity.