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Competency-based Intervention for Head Nurses

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Intervention
Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Interventions
Other: Competency-based intervention
Registration Number
NCT06366646
Lead Sponsor
Matrouh University
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

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
90
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

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
group of assistant head nursesCompetency-based interventionassistant head nurses received competency-based intervention
group of head nursesCompetency-based interventionHead nurses received competency-based intervention
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Questionnaire to measure head nurses' knowledge of leadership competencyone 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 competencyone 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 effectivenessone month

Leadership effectiveness as assessed using a five Likert scale (1= strongly disagree and 5= strongly agree).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Nursing, Matrouh University

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Mersa Matruh, Egypt

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