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June 17, 2026BMC NursingOpen Access

Impact of a leadership training programme on nursing leadership, self-efficacy and competency among ICU clinical nurses: a quasi-experimental study in China

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CLCongcong LiuFYFangyan YueMDMin Ding

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Quasi-experimental study evaluates a leadership training program's effects on ICU nurses, indicating improved leadership and self-efficacy.

Key Points

  • This study aims to evaluate the effects of a leadership training program on ICU clinical nurses' leadership abilities, self-efficacy, and competencies.
  • Quasi-experimental design with 35 ICU nurses from two hospitals in China, 17 in the intervention group and 18 in the control group.
  • Participants completed an eight-session training focusing on various leadership skills, lasting 60-90 minutes each.
  • Pre- and post-testing used the Nursing Leadership Scale, ICU Competency Self-assessment Questionnaire, and General Self-efficacy Scale.
  • Participants in the intervention group demonstrated significant positive changes in nursing leadership dimensions (P < 0.05).
  • Intervention group scored higher in self-efficacy and ICU competencies compared to controls (P < 0.05).
  • Thematic analysis from interviews revealed themes such as understanding nursing leadership and challenges faced.

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Liu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a323ed9d50b63ecad207ebahttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-026-04890-8
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