Document Type : Original Article
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nursing Administration, faculty of Nursing, Sohag University
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Nursing Administration Department, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Sohag City, Egypt
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Nursing Administration Department, Faculty of Nursing, Misr University for Science and Technology, Cairo, Egypt.
10.21608/tnhcj.2025.397109.1074
Abstract
Background: Nursing managers ethical leadership knowledge, perception and practice can prevent them from falling into workaholism through, promoting work-life balance, setting healthy boundaries, modeling sustainable work practices and balancing their ethical responsibilities with their own self-care. Aim of the study: The study aimed to assess the effect of ethical leadership training program on levels of workaholism among nursing managers at Suez Canal University hospitals. Design: Quasi-experimental research design. Setting: The study was conducted at Suez Canal University Hospitals. Sample: Comprehensive sample include: All nursing managers working at Suez Canal University Hospitals (No=100). Tools: Four tools were used; Ethical leadership knowledge questionnaire; Part (1): Personal and work related data sheet and Part (2): Ethical leadership knowledge questionnaire, Korean version ethical Leadership at work questionnaire, observational ethical leadership scale, and workaholism analysis questionnaire. Results: 28%, 25% and 39% of nursing mangers had satisfactory knowledge, high perception and adequate practices of ethical leadership pre-program implementation respectively, which increased to 92%, 94% and 86% of them had satisfactory knowledge, high perception and adequate practices post-program implementation respectively. Conversely, 57.1% of nursing managers had high level of workaholism at pre-program implementation which decreased to 11.1 post program implementation. Conclusion: There were positive statistical significant correlation between ethical leadership knowledge, perception and practices at all program phases. While, there was negative statistical significant correlation between nursing mangers ethical leadership knowledge, perception and practices with workaholism at all program phases. Recommendations: Conducting educational programs to raise awareness of the concept and risks of workaholism and how to prevent it.
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