The Relationship between Nurses Nepotism Perceptions and Job Motivation*

Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between nurses’ perceptions of nepotism and their job motivation. Method: The data of this descriptive-relationship-seeking study was collected by the researcher from 266 nurses. The research was conducted in two hospitals, a training and research hospital and a state hospital, located in XXX, between January 2023 and September 2023. Personal Information Form”,” Nepotism Scale” and “Nurse Job Motivation Scale “were used as data collection tools. For this reason, on-parametric statistical methods were used in the study. Relationships between two independent numerical variables were interpreted with Spearman’s Rho Correlation Coefficient. Results: When the findings are examined, the Nepotism Scale scores of the participants in the study are 4.75±1.07. Nurse Job Motivation Scale scores are 61.38±9.58. When the relationships between the two scales are examined, there is a statistically significant low level negative relationship between the Nepotism Scale general scores, Promotion Nepotism, Transactional Nepotism subscale: According to the results of the findings in this study, reducing nepotism in the nursing profession will increase the job motivation of nurses.es scores and Nurse Job Motivation Scales scores. Conclusion: According to the results of the findings in this study, reducing nepotism in the nursing profession will increase the job motivation of nurses.