1Professor cum Principal, Lisie College of Nursing, Lisie Hospital, Ernakulam, Kerala
2Additional Professor of Nursing and Principal, College of Nursing, NIMHANS, Bangalore
*Corresponding author: Usha Marath, 4J1 J2, A-Block, Penta Queen Apartment, P.O.Edapally, Ernakulam 682024 Kerala, India. Phone: 914842806712, 919497039262, E-mail: ushamarath2000@yahoo.com
Online published on 19 January, 2015.
Effective nurse leaders are needed to play key role in shaping a health care delivery system that addresses myriad health care needs. The main aim of the study was to find the impact of a leadership development package on leadership competencies of head nurses working in the clinical settings as reported by the participants and also as observed by the selected others It was found that the leadership development package would bring in significant changes in the leadership competencies of participants who had undergone the program.
Head Nurse, Leadership Competencies, Leadership Development Package