ABSTRACT

Background: In the rapid changing environment, organizations are facing greater challenges, which increase the importance to promote innovative behaviors to deliver their services, and to stay competitive. The ability to create innovative behavior at work is depending on knowledge and experience of individuals, which is used to solve new problems and generate new ideas.

Aim: To examine the impact of innovative work behavior educational program for nurse managers on their work engagement at Cairo -University Teaching Hospital .

Methods: Quasi – experimental design was utilized in this study. Convenient sample of nurse mangers who working at selected six intensive care units. Study was carried out in the intensive care units at New ElKasr ElAiny Teaching Hospital Three tools were used for data collection: Innovative work behavior knowledge questionnaire consisted of two part (personal characteristics data (6 items), Innovative work behavior knowledge questionnaire(25items),Innovative work behavior observational check list(49 items),and Work engagement questionnaire(17items) .

Results: There were a statistical significant difference in total knowledge test scores (F=135.931,P=.0001), as well as in mean scores of total innovative work behavior skills (F=658.3,P=.0001) among nurse managers during different periods of assessment. A statistical significant difference in work engagement total mean scores (F=57.107,P=.0001).As well, statistically significant positive correlation were found in immediate post program implementation period and three months post program implementation period between innovative work behavior total knowledge, total skills with total work engagement scores.

Conclusion: The study concluded that educational program has effectively improved nurse managers' innovative work behavior knowledge and skills, as well as impact on their work engagement level positively

Keywords: Innovative work behavior, Nurse managers, Work engagement.