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Abstract
Considering to complexity of health care organizations, high expenses of operation and massive organization structures, it is therefore, obvious that nursing managers should enjoy appropriate competency level and knowledge that enhance their creative problem solving style. Creative problem-solving is a fundamental element because it is a permanent feature of human performance which is regarded as an action and reaction between individual experience and requirements of a function. Nursing manger competency has a significant impact on job performance and creative problem solving style. Aim of the study: This study aimed to assess perceived nursing manager’s competency, determine problem solving styles of nursing managers and detect the relation between nursing mangers’ competency and their problem solving styles. Subject and Method: The study was conducted at Mansoura university hospital. The subjects of the study included 97 nurse managers classified as the following: (85) head nurses, (11) supervisors and (1) nurse director. The tool was used for data collection for this study consisted of three parts: firstly was a personal characteristic, second part was nursing manger competency inventory, third part was Foursight problem solving style inventory was aimed to assess creative problem solving styles Results : There was significant relation between nursing manger competency level and problem solving style. Recommendation: Provide training programs to nursing mangers to enhance their competency level. Provide training programs about the importance of creativity for enhancing organization ability and efficiency, and how mangers can use their problem solving styles effectively. Use the finding of the study as a blue print to improve working environment that foster competency and creative ability of the nursing mangers.