Evaluating the Impact of Clinical Nursing Leadership Program on Professional Competence and Leadership Skills

This study evaluates the impact of the clinical nursing leadership program on leadership capacity and professional skills using a registered nurse survey of 30 respondents among those who completed the Clinical Nursing Leadership Program at tertiary care hospital. Operating under a Google Form with multiple choice questions, checkboxes, and open-ended statements, the study examined leadership confidence, skills, preference of development, issues, and career goals. Results reveal high confidence (86.7% Very or Extremely confident) and strength (90%) when communicating, team- managing, and resolving problems but a gap (40%) where strategic skills such as vision and objective-setting are concerned. High marks (93.3% Good or Excellent) are given the program, yet systematic limitations prevail, especially a high workload (69%), slowing its impact. Nurses' career goals remain mid- and senior-level positions with a strong sense of the need for mentorship. It is recommended that structured mentorship and management of workload occur with strategic training. These findings reveal that the program significantly enhances leadership skills but special interventions are needed to overcome limitations and enhance career development and patient care and organizational outcomes 1.