Management Competency of Chief Nurses in Selected Private Hospitals in the Province of Bataan

Abstract: The study determined the management competencies of the chief nurses of selected hospitals in the province of Bataan. The management competencies of chief nurses considered in the study on the aspect of planning, organizing, directing and controlling. The study was limited in to the perception of the respondent’s staff nurses based on the chief nurses’ management competencies through a validated questionnaire checklist.

This research paper utilized descriptive evaluative and comparative research design and employed the quantitative method. The respondents have more females with 77 or 73.3 percent, with age of less than 25 with 46 or 43.8 percent and a highest educational attainment of bachelor degree with 73 frequency or 69.5 percent and years of services of 1-3 years has 56 frequency or 53.3 percent has a position of staff with 87 or 82.9 percent. This indicates the fact that the nursing profession is dominated by females than males.

             There is a significant difference between the assessment of the respondents in the management competencies of chief nurses as to the to their profile in terms of gender, age, length of service, educational attainment and position in the hospital. It is further recommended that trainings on the development of managerial skills among chief nurses be continuously implemented.  Activities and workshop on mentoring staff by the chief nurses managers should be made. Lastly, continuous seminar in planning personal and professional development must be conducted.