Effect of Head Nurses’ Educational Program about Professional Shared Governance on Nurses’ Structural Empowerment | ||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 36, Issue 1, February 2025 PDF (1.04 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2025.414168 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nahed Mohamed Yassin1; Seham Ibrahim Hamouda2; Safaa Abd ElMoniem Zahran3; Zohor Zakaria Elsaeed4 | ||
| 1Assistant Lecturer, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| 2Professor, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| 3Assistant Professor, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||
| 4Assistant Professor, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Professional shared governance allowed nursing staff to engage in shared decision-making that has an effect on practicing nursing and improving quality of care. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of head nurses’ educational program about professional shared governance on nurses’ structural empowerment. Subjects and Method: Design: Quasi experimental study design was utilized to accomplish aim of the present study. Setting: The study was conducted at Tanta International Teaching Hospitals. Subjects: All head nurses (n=41) at Tanta International Teaching Hospitals. Also, stratified proportional sampling of nurses (n=250). Tools: Four tools were used; I: Head nurses’ professional shared governance knowledge questionnaire; II: Head nurses’ professional shared governance self-report; III: Nurses’ perception of head nurses’ professional shared governance structure questionnaire; IV: Nurses’ structural empowerment questionnaire. Results: Preeducational program, majority (87.8%) of head nurses had low knowledge level regarding professional shared governance, also 90.2% of them had unsatisfactory level of practice related it. The majority (82.4%, 88.0%) of nurses had low level of perception about head nurses’ professional shared governance and structural empowerment. While post-educational program high percent (82.9%) of head nurses had high knowledge level and 85.4% of them had satisfactory level of practice. Also the majority (84.4%, 84.8%) of nurses had high level of perception regarding head nurses’ professional shared governance and structural empowerment. Conclusion: The study showed a statistically significant correlation between head nurses’ professional shared governance and nurses’ structural empowerment post- educational program. Recommendations: Hospital administrators implement regular periodical enhancement programs for head nurses to maximize their professional shared governance practices, which empower their nurses | ||
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