Effect of Self-management Education Program for First Line Nurse Managers on Their Critical Thinking Dispositions

Farouk Kamel, Hager; Mohamed Eid, Nermin; Saeed Ahmed, Ebtesam

doi:10.21608/jnsbu.2023.307439

Effect of Self-management Education Program for First Line Nurse Managers on Their Critical Thinking Dispositions

Document Type : Scientific peer reviewed journal

Authors

¹ Assistant lecturer of Nursing Administration at Faculty of Nursing Dameitta University

² Professor of Nursing Administration at Faculty of Nursing Menoufia University

³ Assistant Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing Benha University

10.21608/jnsbu.2023.307439

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.

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