PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between nursing practice environment, resilience, job stress, communication skills, and managerial competence of frontline nurse managers and identify factors influencing their managerial competence.
METHODS
A descriptive research was carried out with 148 frontline nurse managers in six general hospitals. From August 16 to October 7, 2016 data were collected using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, independent t-test, One-way ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression using IBM SPSS/WIN 22.0.
RESULTS
Managerial competence of frontline nurse managers was positively correlated with nursing practice environment (r=.41 p < .001), resilience (r=.45, p < .001), communication skills (r=.38, p < .001) and was negatively correlated with job stress (r=−.27, p < .001). The factors influencing managerial competence were nursing practice environment (β=.29, p=.002) and resilience (β=.28, p=.007) in that order. The input variables explained 30.8% of managerial competence.
CONCLUSION
The results suggest that a policy guideline is needed to enhance managerial competence of frontline nurse managers. The policy guideline should include achieving an adequate level of nurse staffing to improve the nursing practice environment and providing frontline nurse managers with educational support and administrative assistance to increase their resilience.

Citations

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PURPOSE
Nursing students are expected to show self-leadership. For this study, leadership life skills and achievement motivation were examined for their influence on self-leadership in student nurses.
METHODS
A descriptive study was conducted using a self-report questionnaire completed by 239 nursing students. Data were analyzed using t-test, one way ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression analysis with SPSS 20.0 program.
RESULTS
The mean score for self-leadership was 3.49, for leadership life skills, 3.65, and for achievement motivation, 3.42. There were significant differences in self-leadership according to task orientation (β=.25, p < .001), responsibility (β=.24, p < .001), challenge spirit (β=.22 p < .001), future orientation (β=.16, p=.001), leadership life skills (β=.08, p=.009), and interpersonal relationships (β=−.09, p < .001). The explanation power of the regression model was 51.1% and it was statistically significant (F=41.87, p < .001).
CONCLUSION
The results of this study show that factors influencing self-leadership are leadership life skills and achievement motivation. Therefore, it is necessary to develop intervention programs to improve self-leadership in nursing students for enhancement of task orientation, responsibility, challenge spirit, future orientation, and leadership life skills.

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