Educational strategy to develop nursing students' management competencies in hospital practice

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Healthcare Management
• Qualitative Research

Background:

• Developing essential management skills is crucial for nursing students entering hospital practice.
• Traditional curricula may not fully equip students with practical management competencies.
• An innovative educational strategy was needed to bridge this gap.

Purpose of the Study:

• To apply and analyze an educational strategy for developing management skills in nursing students.
• To prepare nursing students for effective roles in hospital management.
• To evaluate the impact of case-based workshops on management skill acquisition.

Main Methods:

• An exploratory, qualitative study involving 54 nursing students.
• Implementation of thirteen workshops focused on management case discussions.
• Semi-structured interviews and inductive thematic analysis for data collection.

Main Results:

• Case studies successfully addressed key management competencies: communication, decision-making, leadership, and interpersonal relationships.
• Students reported positive knowledge acquisition regarding management principles.
• Identified limitations included insufficient time allocated for in-depth case discussions.

Conclusions:

• The workshop-based educational strategy was effective in enhancing nursing students' management knowledge.
• The intervention fostered reflective practice and knowledge construction for professional nursing roles.
• The strategy shows promise for improving future nurse performance in hospital settings.