Abstract:

The purpose of the study was to determine awareness of leadership roles in nursing management among nurses of all cadres in Consolata Hospital Nkubu. The study used descriptive cross sectional design, study area being Consolata Hospital Nkubu. The target population was a total of forty seven (47) nurses working in the hospital. Forty seven nurses were interviewed. Inclusion criteria were nurses who have worked at Consolata Hospital Nkubu for more than two months irrespective of the cadre. Census was used owing to the small number of nurses. Questionnaires were use to collect data. Data analysis was through descriptive statistics such as mean, media and percentage to describe results. Presentation of findings was done in form of tables, bar graphs and pie charts. All the cadres presented including; Bachelor of Science in nursing, Registered nurses at Diploma level and enrolled nurses at the Certificate level. Majority being registered nurses at Diploma level (58%), the nurses with formal education on leadership roles in nursing were on the lower boundary (15%). On the contrary, most of the respondents stated that they had adequate knowledge on leadership roles in nursing (85%), but had inadequate time to practice due to shortage of time as presented by 79% of the respondents.In conclusion it is evident that there is deficit in the knowledge of leadership roles in Consolata Hospital Nkubu. The researcher concluded there is need for further training of the nurses on leadership roles.

Keywords: Determine, awareness, leadership, roles, nursing, management

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