Head nurses 'transformational leadership possess a vision that enhance collaborationfor empowering, inspiring and motivating staff nurses to engage in practice a collective purpose through working together to achieve the health care organization's goals and shared vision for future . Aim: The aim of the present study is to explore the relation between head nurses' transformational leadership, collaboration and staff nurses' work engagement. Method: Descriptive design was used .The study was conducted at Sidi-salim Central hospital which affiliated to The Ministry of Health in Kafer-Ehiekh governorate. A convenience sample of 50 head nurses and 297 staff nurses from the above mentioned setting. The data of the study was collected by using (1) TransformationalLeadership Scale, (2) Collaborative Behavior Scale and (3) Utrecht Work Engagement. Results:The results of this study showed thatsixty (60%) of head nurses perceived their selves high transformational leadership style. High percent (50% and 20%) of head nurses perceived their selves high and moderate level of collaboration relationship. More than half (50.8%) of staff nurses had high level of work engagement.There issignificant positive relation at P<0.05was found between head nurses` total transformational leadership style, individualized consideration, intellectual stimulation and their collaboration relationship (P=0.081,0.011, 0.087). Head nurses` total transformational leadership style, idealizedinfluence and intellectual stimulation had significant positive relation with staff nurses' vigor, dedication andtotal work engagement, absorption and total work engagement (P=0.098,0.062&0.007, 0.038& 0.038). Conclusion: This study concluded that that sixty of head nurses at Sidi-Salim Central hospital perceived their selves high transformational leadership style. High percent of head nurses perceived themselves high and moderate level of collaboration. More than half of staff nurses had high level of work engagement.Significant positive relation was found between head nurses` total transformational leadership style, individualized consideration, intellectual stimulation and their collaboration relationship. Head nurses` total transformational leadership style, idealized influence and intellectual stimulation had significant positive relation with staff nurses' vigor, dedication and total work engagement, absorption and total work engagement. Recommendition: According to this study results it was recommended that head nurses still need to further demonstration of transformational leadership behaviors to create attractive atmosphere, collaborative relation with staff nurses and team to promote engagement.
Background: Today's Hospitals' organizational climate is becoming more important than the past because its impact on administrative creativity . .When organization climate ease idea creation; knowledge distribution and creative problem-solving, head nurses in that setting are more likely to produce creative ideas. Aim: The aim of the present study is to investigate the association between organizational climate and head nurses' administrative creativity. Method: Descriptive design was used .The study was conducted at new surgery Zagazig University Hospital. All (65) head nurses from the above mentioned setting. The data was collected by using (1) Work environment scale and, (2) administrative creativity scale. Results: The result of this study showed that high percent (78.5) of head nurses had moderate level of organization climate. Above half (53.9%) of head nurses had moderate level of administrative creativity, significant association at P0.01was found between total organization climate and head nurses` total administrative creativity. Conclusion: High percent of head nurses at new Surgery Zagazig University Hospital had moderate level of organization climate and its factors. Also, they had moderate level of total administrative creativity and its dimensions. Significant association was found between head nurses' total level of organization climate , its factors and their total level of administrative creativity and its dimensions except ,head nurses 'levels of intellectual fluency and mental flexibility dimensions of administrative creativity had no significant association with levels of nurse -client relationship and nursesupervisor relationship factors of organization climate , also head nurse ' level of sensitivity to problems dimension of administrative creativity had no significant association with peer to peer evaluation organization climate. So, top nursing management should pay more attention to the vital role of organization climate as a valuable strategy for upgrading head nurses' creative abilities.
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