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Abstract
Background: Hospitals as complex systems are fertile ground for polarities to emerge, treating these polarities as problems to be solved leads to its persistence over time, however when these polarities are properly leveraged, they are able to generate a prosperous future and achieve the greater purpose of hospitals transformation. Aim of the study: Is to assess polarity management educational training program and its effect on head nurses’ leveraging health care polarities and guiding hospitals’ transformation. Research design: A quasi- experimental research design was utilized in this study. Sample: Subjects involved all head nurses worke in Minia University Hospitals (N=80). Setting: Minia University Hospitals. Tools of data collection: Included three tools; Tool (I): Self-administered questionnaire which has two parts; Part I: Personal data sheet, part II: Head nurses’ knowledge about polarity management questionnaire; Tool (II): Leveraging of health care polarities scale and Tool (III): Polarity management: a way for hospitals transformation scale. Results: There were highly statistically significant relations between the mean score of head nurses’ knowledge, leveraging of healthcare polarities, acceptance of polarity management throughout the study phases pre, and after 6 months of follow up implementation, There were statistically significant differences and positive correlation between head nurses’ knowledge about polarity management and their leveraging of health care polarities in pre-educational training program while there was no statistically significant differences after 6 months of follow up implementation. Conclusion: Knowledge about polarity management leads to better leveraging of that polarities and guiding hospitals’ transformation. Recommendation: Intensify workshops to nursing staff at all levels and hospitals managers about polarity management to achieve hospitals transformation.