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Title:
Transformational Leadership Educational Program for Head Nurses and its Effect on Nurses' Job Performance
Authors: Ebtesam Saeed Ahmed Abd-Elrhaman, Nora Ahmed Abd-Allah
Year: 2018
Keywords: Head Nurses, Leadership, Transformational, MLQ, Staff Nurses Performance
Journal: American Journal of Nursing Science
Volume: 7
Issue: 4
Pages: 127-136
Publisher: Not Available
Local/International: International
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Abstract:

Head nurses` who apply transformational leadership find innovative approaches that enhance staff nurses` performance at their highest level to achieve a vision of quality health care. Also, transformational leader has a major impact on the staff nurses' behavior to achieve health care organization goals as, this leader setting new direction, inspiration, and behaviors for their health care organization. Aim: to assess the transformational leadership educational program for head nurses and its effect on nurses' job performance. Research design: A quasi experimental design. Setting: The study was conducted in all units at Benha University Hospital. Sample: all the available head nurses and their assistants (103) and the convenient staff nurses (138) from the above mentioned setting. Tools: Three tools were used: (1) transformational leadership knowledge questionnaire, (2) the multifactor leadership questionnaire Form 5X Short (MLQ leader form), and (3) nurses’ job performance evaluation (Observation Checklist). Results and Conclusion: showed that there was highly statistically significant improvement in head nurses` knowledge scores and skills regarding transformational leadership immediate post program and three months follow up the program than pre program scores. Also, there was highly statistically significant improvement in scores of job performance elements among staff nurses immediate post program and three months follow up the program than pre program scores as observed by the researcher. Recommendations: Conduct continuous in-service training and education programs for refreshing and increasing head nurses’ knowledge and skills about the transformational leadership style.

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