. Sogand Tourani; . Zainab Malmoon; . Rouhollah Zaboli; . Mehdi Jafari; . Ali Nemati
Volume 10, Issue 6 , June 2020, , Pages 1-5
Abstract
BACKGROUND: University health coverage gives everyone accesses to health services focusedon the most important causes of illness and death and ensures that the quality of services is ...
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BACKGROUND: University health coverage gives everyone accesses to health services focusedon the most important causes of illness and death and ensures that the quality of services is highenough to improve the health of those receiving services. Nurses as the largest group of staff in thehealth system play an important role in achieving UHC. This study aimed to determine the trainingneeds of nursing managers in universities of medical sciences of Iran in achieving UHC.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was a qualitative study conducted in 2019 using theframework method. There were 15 experts in nursing management, health management, and nursingauthorities at the national level using the purposive random sampling. Data were collected from theexpert panel. We used the Atlas.ti software version 7.2 and using the framework method for theanalysis of qualitative data. A set of codes organized into categories that were jointly developed bythe researchers involved in the analysis. The UHC framework used to summarize data in a way thatcould support answering research questions.RESULTS: This study showed that three educational modules leadership and strategic thinking,management, and decision‑making, achieving excellence in nursing management to capacity buildingof nursing managers in the country.CONCLUSION: Training leadership skills and strategic thinking in the nursing empowerment modulesilluminate global and national health roadmaps and policies and change attitudes to the model ofnursing service delivery. Since nurses are the largest group of professionals in the health system, itfacilitated by changes in the role and functions of the hospital and nurses to reach UHC.