مقایسه عملکرد هدایتی سرپرستاران از دیدگاه خود و پرستاران شاغل در بیمارستان‌های آموزشی قم

Abstract Background & Aim: Effectiveness of Leadership activities and Skills&nbsp;in&nbsp;nurse&nbsp;managers have benefits for the health organizations. In this way directional performance plays an important role. The aim of the study was to investigate the head nurses&rsquo; directional performance through self-measuring and nurse-measuring viewpoint in Qom educational hospitals in 2014. Materials & Methods: This was a descriptive study that all the head nurses (58) and nurses (202) in teaching hospitals of Qom in 2014 invited to study. Data was collected through a self-made questionnaire. This questionnaire was designed to determine the directional performance of head nurses. The analysis of&nbsp;internal&nbsp;reliability&nbsp;was done using the Cronbach&nbsp;alpha&nbsp;coefficient) 0.96(. Statistical analysis of data was carried out by descriptive and analytical statistics using&nbsp;SPSS&nbsp;ver. 21.0 software.&nbsp; Results: Independent t-test showed a significant difference between the head nurses&rsquo; directional performance through self-measuring and nurse-measuring viewpoint (P <0.05), so that head nurses had a more favorable view relative to their directional performance. Item of &quot;appropriate reward system based on nursing practice&quot; was the weakest performance from the perspective of nurses. Conclusion: There is a gap between the viewpoint of nurses and head nurses about the present status of directional performance in head nurses; then it is necessary that all the nurse managers try for self-empowerment and promote the quality of the directional performance process.