Background: Sustainability in the social, economic, and environmental spheres is a
challenge facing the globe today. Effective leadership is vital for fostering sustainable
practices across society and organizations while driving economic growth. Nursing
sustainable leadership emphasizes generating current and future profits for health
organizations, enhancing organizational appeal, and advocating sustainability values at
individual, organizational, and societal levels. Aim: Evaluate the effect of educational
program about sustainable leadership for nursing managers on their sustainable development
behaviors and organizational attractiveness: Design: A quasi-experimental research design
was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted in all (36) units at Benha University Hospital
located in Qaluobia Governate, Egypt. Sample: The total number of nursing managers was
(110), which includes the following: (1) Nursing Director, (2) Assistant Nursing Director,
(4) Supervisors, (36) Head Nurses, and (67) Assistant head nurses. Tools: The following
four questionnaires were utilized; Firstly: Sustainable Leadership Knowledge, Secondly the
Sustainable Leadership Practice Self-report Questionnaire, Thirdly: Sustainable
Development Behaviours Questionnaire, and finally tool: Organizational Attractiveness
Questionnaire. Result: About one-third (31.8%) of nursing managers had adequate
knowledge total levels in the pre program phase while after implementing of the educational
program it was raised to 68.2% and in follow up phase to 75.5%. Concerning to sustainable
leadership practice 14.5% had good total levels of practice in pre program while in the
immediate post and follow up program phases, it was improved and raised to (70.9% &
67.3%) respectively. Concerning to nursing managers' sustainable development behaviors
14.5% of nursing managers' had a high total levels in pre program while in immediate post
and follow up phases, it enhanced and raised to (72.7% & 63.6%) respectively. Concerning
organizational attractiveness as reported by nursing managers 17.3% had high level in pre
program and raised to (68.2% & 63.6%) at immediate post and follow up phases respectively. |
