Role of Nurse Managers’ Sustainable Management Behaviors in Building Sustainability Consciousness among Nurses

Algabar, Asmaa Ali; Ghadery, Samar Hosny; Mohamed, Lobna Khamis; Abou Shaheen, Rehab

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2023.307832

Role of Nurse Managers’ Sustainable Management Behaviors in Building Sustainability Consciousness among Nurses

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Demonstrator of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

² Prof. of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.

³ Prof. of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

⁴ Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

10.21608/tsnj.2023.307832

Abstract

Background: Nurse managers’ sustainable management behaviors assist nurses in realizing
their own capacity to shape their consciousness of sustainable development and have an
impact on the global concerns posed by climate change for the expansion and improvement
of any healthcare organization. Aim of the study: To assess the role of nurse managers’
sustainable management behaviors in building sustainability consciousness among nurses.
Research design: A descriptive-correlational research design was applied. Subjects: This
study involved all nurse managers (n= 41) and a stratified proportional randomized sampling
of nurses (n=286) who were working at Tanta University International Teaching Hospital in
all departments and intensive care units. Tools: Two tools for data collection were used: the
Sustainable Management Behaviors Scale (SMBS) and the Sustainability Consciousness
Questionnaire (SCQ). Results: Slightly more than sixty percent (65.9%) of nurse managers
had a high-level of sustainable management behaviors, and around half (52.1%) of nurses had
a high level of sustainability consciousness. Conclusion: The current study showed a
significant positive statistical correlation between nurse managers’ overall sustainable
management behaviors and nurses’ sustainability consciousness. Recommendations:
Establish educational programs about sustainable management behaviors to provide nurse
managers with needed knowledge and skills, develop green leadership, increase sustainable
performance, and create a sustainable nursing workforce.