Nursing experience and leadership skills among staff nurses and intern nursing students in Saudi Arabia: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurse leaders have a crucial impact in healthcare settings. Hospitals require qualified nurses with leadership skills to provide healthy work environments and enhance the outcomes related to staff nurses and patients. This study aimed to investigate the effect of nursing experience on leadership skills among staff nurses and intern nursing students.

Methods

A mixed methods design was applied (quantitative survey design for quantitative part and open-ended questions for qualitative part). Convenience sampling of staff nurses and intern nursing students in Saudi Arabia was applied. There were148 participants who completed the survey of the quantitative part, and 50 of them completed the qualitative part. Participants completed the Leadership Practice Inventory Quest

SUBMITTER: Alilyyani B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10835976 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature