Effect of Head Nurses' Self-Sacrificial Leadership Educational Program on staff Nurses' Affective Commitment and Knowledge Sharing Behavior

Back ground: A leader that demonstrates self-sacrificing leadership is one who is prepared to assume a variety of risks and losses in order to benefit both the organization as a whole and their subordinates. Aim: The study aimed to investigate the effect of head nurses' self-sacrificial leadership educational program on nurses' affective commitment and knowledge sharing behavior. Setting: The study was done at Mansoura University Children Hospital. Research design: A Quazi experimental research design was utilized. Subjects: Convenience sample of (41 head nurses) and (82 staff nurses) was used. Tools: Four tools were used namely: Self-sacrificial leadership knowledge questionnaire, self-sacrificial leadership self-assessment scale, work place affective commitment scale and knowledge sharing behavior scale. Results: Head nurses' knowledge of self-sacrificial leadership improved from pre (80.5 %) unsatisfactory to (90.2%) satisfactory immediately post program. Also, staff nurses' affective commitment improved from pre (60.34±5.33) to immediately post (105.54±4.32) and follow up after 3 months (103.96±5.52) while knowledge sharing behavior scores improved from pre (30.17±4.63) to (57.87±4.87) immediately post program and (57.07±5.59) post 3 months of the program implementation. Conclusion: Self-sacrificial leadership educational program had a positive effect on head nurses through increasing their knowledge, self-sacrificing behaviors. Also, staff nurses' affective commitment and knowledge sharing behavior scores increased post program implementation. Recommendation: Applying self-sacrificial leadership educational program to all head nurses and nursing managers in other hospitals.