Efficacy of Talent Management Competencies Educational Program for Head Nurses on Nurses' Engagement at Intensive Care Units

Abstract

Background: Talent management is used for employing the right nurses, developing their competencies, maintaining and engaging them and improving their productivity in the workplace. Therefore, nurses able to adapt to dynamic changes and growth as well as increase innovation in market place. Talent management has a positive effect on nurses' engagement by exploring the potential energies of them and filling the vacant positions with highly qualified talented nurses, which is reflected in increasing their satisfaction. Aim: To determine the efficacy of talent management competencies educational program for head nurses on nurses' engagement at Intensive Care Units. Subjects and Method: Research Design: Quasi-experimental research design was applied to achieve the purpose of the study. Settings: Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of Tanta Main University Hospital. Subjects 9Two groups of subject were 40 head nurses and 90 nurses working in ICUs. Results: Preprogram, majority of head nurses had poor knowledge and low levels of total talent management competencies and seventy percent of nurses had low level of total work engagement which improved at immediately and after three months post educational program. Conclusion: There were a statistically significant improvements of head nurses' knowledge and levels of total talent management competencies and nurses' levels of total work engagement at immediately and after three months post program than preprogram. Recommendations: Hospital administration provides management support for implementing talent management competencies educational program into their future training to promote profitability, viability and market place of healthcare services.

Perception of first line nursing managers’ about talent management

“…Healthcare organizations place a high priority on retaining talented nurses and battling the shortage of skilled nurses in the workforce. Moreover, head nurses are essential in fostering a positive atmosphere in the hospital because they oversee nursing care in the clinical setting by managing, supervising, appreciating, supporting, and encouraging nurses' competencies (Mohamed et al, 2022) [30] .…”