Predictors of Leadership Competencies Among Nurse Executives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

• Published in: Journal of Healthcare Leadership
• Main Authors: Alshamlani,Yousef, Alanazi,Naif, Alhamidi,Sami, Alanazi,Raeed, Alenezi,Atallah, Adalin,Norisk, Alyousef,Seham, Tumala,Regie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Press 2024
• Subjects: Journal of Healthcare Leadership; sami
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/predictors-of-leadership-competencies-among-nurse-executives-in-the-ki-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JHL

Yousef A Alshamlani,1,* Naif H Alanazi,2,* Sami A Alhamidi,2,* Raeed A Alanazi,2,* Atallah Alenezi,3,* Norisk M Adalin,1,* Seham M Alyousef,2,* Regie B Tumala2,* 1Nursing Department, King Saud University Medical City, Diriyah, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 2College of Nursing, King Saud University, Diriyah, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 3Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Regie B Tumala, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Diriyah, Riyadh, 11421, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tel [phone], Email [e-mail]: Awareness and development of nurse executives’ leadership competencies has been considered a key strategy for the success of healthcare organizations. However, only a few studies about nurse executives’ leadership competencies are available in the literature, and no study has been conducted about the topic within Saudi Arabian context. The aim of this study was to assess the leadership competencies of nurse executives and the predictors of these competencies.Methods: This quantitative study used a descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational design. The study recruited a total convenience sample of 136 nurse executives who voluntarily consented to participate. The respondents self-rated the online survey, “Leadership Competency Assessment Tool: Self-Assessment.†Data collection was conducted between September 2022 and November 2022. Test of correlation and multiple regression analyses were conducted.Results: The overall mean score of nurse executives’ leadership competencies was 3.38 out of 5.0, which was below the level of having excellent leadership competencies. Four dimensions had mean scores below the level of having excellent leadership competencies, namely, communication and relationship building (3.48), knowledge of the healthcare environment (3.29), ...