The Components of the Leadership Competencies of Head Nurses at the Cancer Hospital in the Department of Medical Services Under the Ministry of Public Health

Abstract

          The purpose of this  descriptive research were to study the components of head nurse competencies and its variables which describe those major components at a cancer hospital in the department of medical services under  the  ministry of  public health. The samples were 326 professional nurses, who have been working for at least one year. The research instrument was a set of questionnaires that composed of 1) personal data and 2) competencies of the head nurses, with validity=0.92. The reliability of the instrument was calculated by the Cronbach Alpha Coefficient which  was at 0.98. The research data were analyzed by factor analysis and orthogonal rotated axis by varimax method.

          The findings of this research were as follows : The six components of head nurse competencies consisted of: 1) Virtue and Ethic,(0.827 - 0.468) 2) Information Technology and Management of Cancer System,(0.786 - 0.468) 3) Interpersonal Relations,(0.654 - 0.430) 4) Personal Mastery,(0.680 - 0) 5) Human Resource management and administration, (0.606 - 0.420) and 6) Specific competencies for cancer (0.605-0.476).

          Based on the findings of this research, it is recommended that the necessary component for head nurse be used by nurse administrators after it is revised according to the above mentioned to develop competencies for head nurse