Employee Supervision and the Performance of Nurses in Public Health Facilities in Kenya: Case of Makueni County

Stellamaries Mwelu King’ola, PhD Barante Masaga Daniel and PhD David M. Mulwa
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Stellamaries Mwelu King’ola: Masters Candidate, Department of Leadership and Management, Scott Christian University, Kenya
PhD Barante Masaga Daniel: Lecturer, School of Professional Studies, Scott Christian University, Kenya
PhD David M. Mulwa: Associate Professor, School of Education, Machakos University, Kenya.

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2022, vol. 6, issue 12, 496-501

Abstract: In order to recommend policies and practices that will enhance nurse’s performance in Kenya, this study aimed at examining the influence of employee supervision on the performance of nurses in public health facilities in Makueni County in Kenya. The study was anchored on goal setting theory and human capital theory. The study target population was 175 nurses. Slovin’s formula was used to arrive at a sample size of 122 respondents. Self-administered structured questionnaires were used for data collection. Data analysis was done using multiple regression analysis to establish the relationship between the independent variables and dependent variable. Based on the empirical findings, the study concluded that there is a significant relationship between employee supervision and performance of nurses in public health facilities in Makueni County, employee supervision practices like having fair supervision policy in place, employee-supervisor relationship and employee harassment are all significant factors that influence the performance of nurses in public health facilities in Kenya, Regarding this finding, the study therefore recommended that; the ministry of health in Kenya should come up with clear policies on employee supervision to avoid any harassment of nurses by their supervisors. Supervisors should be trained on matters of employee relations, emotional intelligence and general interpersonal relations to be able to effectively handle their supervision roles to motivate nurses to deliver quality service to the public.

Date: 2022
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