Assessment Of Administrative Competencies Among Nurse Managers In Tertiary Hospitals In The Central And Northern Zones Of Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study

ABSTRACT

Background: This study aims to determine the administrative competencies of nurse managers, working in Tertiary Hospitals of Tanzania. Method: This was a cross-sectional study design with a quantitative research approach. Simple random sampling was employed to select two zones out of the five zones listed in Tanzania. The purposive sampling method was used to select three public tertiary hospitals and nurse (N=276). Standardized structured questionnaires were used as the main data collection tool. Data were analyzed by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 20. Results: The study revealed that majority of nurse managers lacked knowledge on administrative competencies. Out of (N=276) nurse managers, 54.3% (N=150) were observed to have poor knowledge on administrative competencies as compared those who had knowledge. Moreover most of nurse managers were observed to have good knowledge in coordinating 71.4% (n=194), followed by planning 22.1 %( n=61) and organizing being the last 17 %( n=48). Nurse manager aged 45+ years old were three times more likely to have a good knowledge on administrative competencies, (AOR=3.297, 95%CI=0.580-4.289, p=