Background: Professional shared governance allowed nursing staff to engage in
shared decision-making that has an effect on practicing nursing and improving quality
of care. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of head nurses' educational
program about professional shared governance on nurses' structural empowerment.
Subjects and Method: Design: Quasi experimental study design was utilized to
accomplish aim of the present study. Setting: The study was conducted at Tanta
International Teaching Hospitals. Subjects: All head nurses (n=41) at Tanta
International Teaching Hospitals. Also, stratified proportional sampling of nurses
(n=250). Tools: Four tools were used; I: Head nurses' professional shared governance
knowledge questionnaire; II: Head nurses' professional shared governance self-report;
III: Nurses' perception of head nurses' professional shared governance structure
questionnaire; IV: Nurses' structural empowerment questionnaire. Results: Preeducational program, majority (87.8%) of head nurses had low knowledge level
regarding professional shared governance, also 90.2% of them had unsatisfactory level
of practice related it. The majority (82.4%, 88.0%) of nurses had low level of
perception about head nurses' professional shared governance and structural
empowerment. While post-educational program high percent (82.9%) of head nurses
had high knowledge level and 85.4% of them had satisfactory level of practice. Also
the majority (84.4%, 84.8%) of nurses had high level of perception regarding head
nurses' professional shared governance and structural empowerment. Conclusion: The
study showed a statistically significant correlation between head nurses' professional
shared governance and nurses' structural empowerment post- educational program.
Recommendations: Hospital administrators implement regular periodical
enhancement programs for head nurses to maximize their professional shared
governance practices, which empower their nurses