Effect of Self-management Education Program for First Line Nurse Managers on Their Critical Thinking Dispositions | ||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||
| Volume 4, Issue 2, July 2023, Pages 367-384 PDF (679.62 K) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.307439 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hager Farouk kamel* 1; Nermin Mohamed Eid2; Ebtesam Saeed Ahmed3 | ||
| 1Assistant lecturer of Nursing Administration at Faculty of Nursing Dameitta University | ||
| 2Professor of Nursing Administration at Faculty of Nursing Menoufia University | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing Benha University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Developing self-management skills was one of the best management practices and activities for first-line nurse managers who decided to become more productive and using critical thinking process to find effective solutions. The study aimed to assess the effect of self-management educational program for first line nurse managers on their critical thinking dispositions. Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted in all inpatient units of the medical and surgical buildings at Benha University Hospital. Subjects: Consisted of all available (77) first line nurse managers and their assistants during data collection. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection; (1) Self- management knowledge questionnaire, (2) Self report regarding self- management skills and The California critical thinking dispositions inventory questionnaire. Results: More than three-quarters (76.6 %) of first line nurse managers had poor knowledge level related to self-management dimensions at pre-program phase, which it improved to be the majority (85.7%) of them had good knowledge level at post program phase with slightly decrease to be 81.8% at follow up phase. The majority (89.6% & 85.5%) of first line nurse managers had high self-management skills at immediate post program and follow up phases respectively compared to none of them at pre-program phase. The most (85.2% and 83.1%) of them had high critical thinking dispositions level at immediate post program and follow up phases respectively compared to pre-program phase (10.5%). The study concluded that there was appositive highly statistically significant correlation among first-line nurse managers knowledge, skills regarding self-management and their critical thinking dispositions at immediate post and follow up program phases The study recommended initiating in-service education and training programs in all departments for refreshing and improving first line nurse managers’ knowledge, and skills especially about self-management and critical thinking. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Critical thinking; Educational program; First line nurse managers; Self-management | ||
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