Manuscript Title:

EFFECT OF AGILE LEADERSHIP EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON NURSE MANAGERS’KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE

Author:

BADR BAHGAT MOHAMED SOLIMAN, EGLAL AHMED ABDELWAHAB, EMAN ABD ELALIM ETAWY

DOI Number:

DOI:10.5281/zenodo.21468042

Published : 2026-07-23

About the author(s)

1. BADR BAHGAT MOHAMED SOLIMAN - Researcher, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Egypt.
2. EGLAL AHMED ABDELWAHAB - Emeritus Assistant professor, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Egypt.
3. EMAN ABD ELALIM ETAWY - Professor, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Egypt.

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Abstract

Background: Agile leadership is a dynamic approach that supports innovation, fosters adaptability and enhances an organizational ability to survive and succeed in highly competitive and uncertain environment. Aim: to examine the effect of agile leadership educational program on nurse managers’ knowledge and practice. Methods: A quasi-experimental design with one group pretest-posttest used in current study; this study was conducted at Al Moneira pediatric university hospital affiliated to Cairo University, Egypt; on a convenient sample of nurse managers their numbers (31). Three tools were utilized, namely :(1) Personal data sheet, (2) agile leadership knowledge questionnaire and (3) agile leadership practices observational check list. Results: revealed that there were statistically significant differences in nurse managers total knowledge mean scores (t=8.39, p=.000*) immediately post-program than pre-program as well as statistically significant differences in nurse mangers total practices mean scores (t=14.71, p=0.00*) immediately post-program than pre-program. Also, the current study findings revealed a positive statistical correlation between the nurse managers’ total knowledge and their practices of agile leadership immediately post-program (r= 0.40, p=0.00*). Conclusion: Educational program has a positive effect on nurse managers’ agile leadership knowledge and practices. Recommendations: develop in service guidelines and further training program for agile leadership and conduct regular monitoring to identify gaps also, incorporate agile leadership in different levels of nursing curricula


Keywords

Agile Leadership, Educational Program, Knowledge, Nurse Managers, Practices.