Background: Developing nurse interns' managerial skills is crucial to increase their
confidence, autonomy, and satisfaction that has proven to result in increased quality of
patient care and increased patient safety. Aim: The current study aimed at developing
managerial skills of nurse interns by application of management development strategy.
Subject and Methods: Quasi experimental design was used. The study was conducted at
Beni-Suef university hospital where the nurse interns spending their internship year. A
convenient sample of nurse interns (184) who spend the internship year at Beni-Suef
university hospital at academic year 2016-2017 were agreed to participate in the study. Data
were collected using three tools; Nurse Interns' knowledge questionnaire sheet, Observation
checklist, and Nurse Interns' needs assessment questionnaire Sheet. Results: The results
showed that Nurse interns' total knowledge related to managerial skills was unsatisfactory in
the pre intervention, and improved in the post and follow up phases to satisfactory levels.
Nurse interns' total performance related to managerial skills was at inadequate in the pre
intervention, and improved in the post and follow up phases to adequate levels. Conclusion:
Nurse interns' managerial skills were statistically significantly improved after implementing
of the training intervention, and were still improved in the follow up phase.
Recommendations: The study recommends conducting in-service education and
professional development programs regularly based on need assessment. Further studies are
needed to examine the effect of developing nurse interns' managerial skills on organization
outcomes.