Effect of educational training program about polarity management on Nurse Managers' knowledge and Skills

Abstract

Background: Most leadership problems involve more complexity than that, wherethe outcome isn’t predictable, and frequently require the ongoing management of tensionbetween two or more seemingly opposite but nevertheless interdependent values. Theleaders should recognize polarities and the value that each pole brings their solutions. Aim:The present study aimed to assess effect of educational training program on nursemanagers' knowledge about polarity management at Assuit University Hospital. Subjectand methods: A quasi-experimental research design was used to conduct this study. Aconvenience sampling technique was used to select a group of (50) nurse managers. Twotools were used throughout the study phases. Tool (I): classified into three parts; personaldata sheet, Knowledge questionnaire about polarity management, and polarity map application test. Tool (II) : Evaluation of the education training program (opinionnairesheet) . Results: The majority of nurse managers had lacking in knowledge about polaritymanagement and also had poor skills in polarity management before training. There was asignificant improvement in all items and a total score of nurse managers' knowledge andskills of polarity management after implementation of training program than before.Conclusion: Training program was highly effective in improving nurse managers'knowledge and skills in polarity management. Recommendations: Polarity managementawareness should be included in the orientation programs for the newly appointedmanagers, polarity management should be involved in performance appraisal for nursingmanagers, and the curriculum of nursing administration course in faculties of nursing inEgypt should add topics of polarity management.