Verification of the Effectiveness of Training Programs to Improve the Key Competencies of Nursing Managers

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to verify the effectiveness of the training program in acquiring the key competencies of nursing managers.

Methods: The intervention group comprised 36 nurses who participated in the training program and the control group comprised 30 nurses who did not participate in the training program. A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted at three points in time (before the training program, one month after the training program, and three months after the training program). The survey used the Key Competency Scale for nursing managers, and the analysis was performed using the Friedman test for the intervention and control groups.

Results: Three months after the training program, the key competencies of the nursing managers (situational awareness, metacognition, self-management, career support, and decision-making) in the intervention group significantly improved.

Conclusion: The findings demonstrate that participating in this training program has the potential to improve the key competencies of nursing managers.