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Keterbatasan kemampuan pengelolaan pemimpin merupakan salah satu faktorpenyebab rendahnya mutu pelayanan keperawatan. Penelitian ini bertujuanmenganalisis faktor yang mempengaruhi kompetensi kepala ruangan dalampelaksanaan fungsi pengarahan. Desain menggunakan survey dengan rancangandeskriptif korelasional, pada 98 kepala ruangan dan 196 ketua tim. Sampeldiambil secara total dan instrumen riset berupa kuisioner. Analisis menggunakanuji Mann Whitney, Kruskall Wallis, Spearman Correlation, dan Regresi linearberganda. Variabel yang berhubungan dengan kompetensi kepala ruangan adalahmasa kerja(p=0.0001), pelatihan manajemen ruangan(p=0.006) serta uraiantugas(p=0.008). Pelatihan merupakan faktor paling dominan yang mempengaruhikompetensi kepala ruangan dalam melaksanakan fungsi pengarahan. Hasilpenelitian merekomendasikan manajemen untuk merancang pelatihan sertamenyusun uraian tugas sesuai dengan kompetensi kepala ruangan.

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ABSTRACT
Limited ability of leadership in management is one factor contributing to the lowquality of nursing care. This study aimed to analyze factors influencing headnurses competency in directing function. Design used survey with descriptivecorrelational, to 98 head nurses and 196 team leaders. Total sample withquestionnaire as an instrument. Analysis using Mann Whitney test, KruskalWallis, Spearman Correlation, and Multiple Linear Regression. Variables thatrelate to head nurses competency is working period(p=0.0001), ward managementtraining(p=0.006) and job description(p=0.008). Training is the most dominantfactor influencing competency of head nurses in directing. Results of the studyrecommend management to design training and develop job descriptionsaccording to the competence of the head nurses., Limited ability of leadership in management is one factor contributing to the lowquality of nursing care. This study aimed to analyze factors influencing headnurses competency in directing function. Design used survey with descriptivecorrelational, to 98 head nurses and 196 team leaders. Total sample withquestionnaire as an instrument. Analysis using Mann Whitney test, KruskalWallis, Spearman Correlation, and Multiple Linear Regression. Variables thatrelate to head nurses competency is working period(p=0.0001), ward managementtraining(p=0.006) and job description(p=0.008). Training is the most dominantfactor influencing competency of head nurses in directing. Results of the studyrecommend management to design training and develop job descriptionsaccording to the competence of the head nurses.]