A Survey on Leadership Styles of Head-Nurses and Clinical Competency of Nurses in Public and Private Hospitals of Ahvaz in 2014: A Short Report
Abstract:
Background And Objectives
Leadership style of head-nurses and clinical competency of nurses have a crucial role in developing of healthcare services quality. Recent studies showed differences between leadership styles and clinical competency of nurses in public and private hospitals. Therefore , this study aimed to assess leadership styles of head-nurses and clinical competency of nurses in public and private hospitals of Ahvaz.
Materials And Methods
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 67 head-nurses and 335 nurses in public and private hospitals of Ahvaz during 2014. Head-nurses and nurses were selected through census and systemic sampling methods, respectively. Data was collected by Burdens & Metzcus Leadership Behavior questionnaire and Meretoja questionnaire, and was analyzed using chi-square test and independent t-test.
Results
Most of the head-nurses in the public (%52.9) and private (%57.5) hospitals had relationship-oriented leadership style, and no significant difference was observed between leadership styles of the head-nurses in the two kinds of the hospitals (p=0.703). The nurses in the private hospitals (125.32±8.41) had significantly higher clinical competency compared to the nurses in the public hospitals (118.22±9.51) (p=0.002).
Conclusion
The results showed more clinical competency in the nurses of the private hospitals compared to the public hospitals. Due to scanty of studies in this regard, further investigations are recommended.
Language:
Persian
Published:
Journal of Rafsanjan University Of Medical Sciences, Volume:15 Issue: 1, 2016
Pages:
81 to 90
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