The Effects of Self-leadership Reinforcement Program for Hospital Nurses

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: This study has been carried out in order to develop and verify the effects of self-leadership reinforcement program for hospital nurses. METHODS: The research design was a non-equivalent control group pre-posttest design. Participants were 64 individuals (32 in each group), all of whom were nurses working at a university hospital, with less than five years of job experience. Experimental group was provided with two hours of self-leadership reinforcement program, once per week, for four weeks. The questionnaire for pre and post test included general characteristics, transfer motivation for learning, self-leadership, communication ability, clinical nursing competency, organizational commitment, and turnover intentions. RESULTS: There was a significant difference in self-leadership scores between experimental group and control group (F=15.10, p < .001). There was also a significant difference between the experimental group and the control group in terms of transfer motivation for learning (t=−5.44 p < .001), communication ability (F=15.29, p < .001), clinical nursing competency (F=15.23, p < .001), and organizational commitment scores (F=7.21, p=.009). CONCLUSION: The self-leadership reinforcement program developed in this study was effective in improving self-leadership, communication ability, clinical nursing competency, and organizational commitment. Thus, by implementing the program at clinical levels, it will be a basis for nursing personnel resource administration.