Background: Leadership has become an important aspect of management practice in
the changing health care environment. Globally, leadership has important implications for all
stakeholders in healthcare disciplines with responsibility for maintaining high standards of
care. Aim: This study aimed at assessing the leadership knowledge and practice among nurse
managers. Design: Descriptive research design was used. Setting: This study conducted at
Aswan University Hospital. Subjects: Total study subjects included 40 nurse managers.
Tools of data collection: two data collection tools were used namely; nurse manager‟s
knowledge questionnaire sheet and leadership practice scale. Results: The lowest leadership
knowledge and practice level was found among nurse managers. Conclusion: Nurse
Managers had satisfactory low level of total leadership knowledge. Recommendations:
Establishing more leadership development programs. Creating different strategies for
promotion based on competences and performance.