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. 2024 Sep;80(9):3721-3733.
doi: 10.1111/jan.16047. Epub 2024 Jan 7.

Nurse managers' perceptions of the prospective acceptability of an implementation leadership training programme: A qualitative descriptive study

Wenjun Chen  1   2   3 , Ian D Graham  4   5 , Jiale Hu  6 , Krystina B Lewis  2   3 , Wendy Gifford  2   3
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Nurse managers' perceptions of the prospective acceptability of an implementation leadership training programme: A qualitative descriptive study

Wenjun Chen et al. J Adv Nurs. 2024 Sep.

Abstract

Aim: To explore the prospective acceptability of an implementation leadership training programme prototype for nurse managers in China to implement evidence-based practices, from the perspectives of potential programme participants and deliverers.

Design: A qualitative descriptive study was conducted in Spring 2022 at three tertiary hospitals in Hunan, China.

Methods: We conducted individual semi-structured interviews with unit-level nurse managers (n = 14), including 12 potential participants, and two potential deliverers that have been involved in developing the programme prototype. Interview questions and thematic analysis were guided by the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability.

Results: After reviewing the programme content, potential participants and deliverers reported that unit nurse managers would benefit from engaging in the programme, acknowledging that the programme fit with professional nursing values for implementing research evidence. They expressed positive views about being involved in producing academic papers through the training process, and interactive multi-modal training activities such as group work, experience-sharing and coaching. Seven participants were not very confident about being fully engaged in the training, as they could not navigate the English research literature. Both participants and deliverers highlighted factors that would influence their participation, including time constraints, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and support from senior organizational leadership.

Conclusions: The training programme prototype was perceived to be useful and acceptable. The multimodal training activities were considered a strength and managers expressed an interest in writing academic papers about their implementation processes. Support from senior hospital leaders and programme deliverers was identified as critical to the training programme's success.

Impact: The study helps understand nurse managers' perceptions and concerns of participating in an implementation leadership training programme and could inform the development and refinement of similar programmes in various nursing contexts globally.

Keywords: acceptability; implementation science; nurse managers; nursing leadership; qualitative descriptive; training programme.

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