Intervention, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Conditions
Keywords
leadership, Competency, Effectiveness, Intervention, Program, Head nurses
Brief summary
Head nurses have a crucial leadership role in managing their units and providing high-quality and safe nursing care. Head nurse leadership competency and effectiveness are very essential to manage nursing care practices and management activities in their hospitals. Development leadership competency intervention programs would improve the head nurse's competency and effectiveness.
Detailed description
Head nurses have a crucial leadership role in managing their units and providing high-quality and safe nursing care. Head nurse leadership competency and effectiveness are very essential to manage nursing care practices and management activities in their hospitals. Development leadership competency intervention programs would improve the head nurse's competency and effectiveness. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the leadership competency intervention program on the leadership effectiveness of head nurses
Interventions
OTHERCompetency-based intervention
90 head nurses and their assistants received the competency-based intervention program
Sponsors
Matrouh University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
A quasi-experimental design utilized one group for pre-, post, and follow-up intervention.
Intervention model description
A quasi-experimental design
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Head nurses * willing to participate in the study * work in general wards and toxicology, intensive and critical care units * Sign a consent
Exclusion criteria
* Head nurses * work in outpatient units * Did not sign a consent * Absent from training
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Questionnaire to measure head nurses' knowledge of leadership competency | one month | Head nurses' Knowledge of competency as assessed using five Likert scales (ranging from (1) not essential to (5) extremely essential with each statement). |
| Questionnaire to measure head nurses' ability to use leadership competency | one month | Head nurses perceived their ability to use leadership competency as assessed using five Likert scales (from 1 = never / no to 5 = always / yes). |
| Questionnaire to measure leadership effectiveness | one month | Leadership effectiveness as assessed using a five Likert scale (1= strongly disagree and 5= strongly agree). |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed