International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) |Volume VI, Issue XII, December 2022|ISSN 2454-6186
Stellamaries Mwelu King’ola1, Barante Masaga Daniel, PhD2, David M. Mulwa, PhD3
1Masters Candidate, Department of Leadership and Management, Scott Christian University, Kenya
2Lecturer, School of Professional Studies, Scott Christian University, Kenya
3Associate Professor, School of Education, Machakos University, Kenya.
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.
Keywords: Supervision, Nurse Performance, Human capital theory, Health facilities.
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Background
Supervision can be defined as the act of leading and guiding a group toward reaching its goals, by ensuring that all members of the group are productive and being able to resolve issues as they arise within the team. Supervision is intended to oversee the performance of the team by regularly reviewing the progress of team members’ work and measuring this performance against set objectives in the work plan (Mathauer 2006).
The primary objectives and goal of health care are services to humanity and health level increment, status maintenance and the making of profit. In achieving these goals, the health care facility allocates resources to address such objectives. Performance in health care institutions considers a compound of activities such as human health maintenance, provision of