CONTEMPORARY JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY

This study investigated conscientiousness and proactive nursing behaviours in General Hospital in Benue State, Nigeria. A survey was conducted on nurses across general hospitals in Benue State. A total of three hundred (371) participants participated, out of which 87(23.5%) were male while 279 (75.2%) were female. Their mean age was 42.88 (SD=9.98) years. The proactive nursing services scale (PNSS) self-developed, The Unfolding Five Factor Model of Conscientiousness Scale (UFFMCS) developed by Carter et al., (2014) were used for data collection. Multiple Linear Regression analysis was used to test the only hypothesis of the study. The findings revealed that, conscientiousness significantly predicts the overall proactive nursing behaviours in the General Hospitals setting. It was therefore recommended among other things that, To enhance nursing behaviour, healthcare organizations should incorporate conscientiousness assessment into their recruitment and professional development processes. This can help identify and nurture individuals with high levels of conscientiousness, who are more likely to engage in proactive behaviours, drive improvements and deliver exceptional patient care.

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