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Mihret Gashaye,1 Desalew Tilahun,2 Admasu Belay,2 Bayisa Bereka2 1Jimma Medical Center, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma Town, Ethiopia; 2Nursing School, Faculty of Health Science, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma Town, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Mihret Gashaye, Tel +251918314503 ; +251917557279, Email gamihret@gmail.comBackground: Nurses´ perceptions of leaders´ leadership styles has a significant impact on their well-being. Effective leadership in health care is crucial for improving and enhancing the effectiveness of health care systems. This study aimed to assess the perceived utilization of leadership styles among nurses at Jimma town public health facilities, Ethiopia.Methods: This facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted with 403 nurses. Data were collected through a self-administered structured questionnaire. Data were entered into Epi-Data version 4.6 and then exported to SPSS version 25. The strength of association was described using unstandardized adjusted β with a 95% confidence interval (CI) and p-value < 0.05.Results: Of the 422 participants, 403 completed and returned the questionnaire correctly, thus achieving a response rate of 95.5%. Staff nurses perceived that their head nurses fairly often or commonly used transformational leadership styles, with a mean of 2.77± 0.60. The multivariable linear regression analysis model indicated that there was a positive relationship between perceived leadership style and gender, overall organizational commitment, overall job-related stress, overall innovative work behavior, and overall leadership practice. However, there was a negative relationship between perceived leadership style and nurses who had not received previous training on leadership.Conclusion: This study highlights that transformational leadership is a commonly utilized leadership style by leader nurses. Effective and balanced use of various leadership styles requires knowledge (training), organizational commit

Wondu Reta Demissie,1 Bilisuma Mulatu,2 Ahmed Siraj,2 Abdulmenan Hajikassim,3 Edosa Kejela,4 Zemenu Muluken,4 Gezahegn Tesfaye Mekonin,4 Melka Biratu,4 Mitiku Birhanu,4 Negashu Dadi,4 Megersa Kelbesa,4 Admasu Belay,5 Abebe Dukessa1 1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia; 2School of Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia; 3Department of Dentistry, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia; 4Department of Anesthesia, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia; 5School of Nursing, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Wondu Reta Demissie, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia, Email majore04@gmail.com; wondu.demissie@ju.edu.etBackground: The nature of COVID-19 transmission creates significant risks in surgical departments owing to the close contact of medical staff with patients, the limited physical environment of the operating room and recovery room, the possibility of shared surgical equipment and challenges in the delivery of surgical care in all surgical departments. Globally, studies have reported that the effects of the pandemic on surgical departments are profound, potentially long-lasting and extensive. To manage these effects, different local guidelines and recommendations have been developed, with potential differences in their effectiveness and implementation. Therefore, harmonized and effective national/international guidelines for specific surgical departments during perioperative periods are pertinent to curtail the infection, and will inevitably need to be adapted for consistent and sustainable implementation by all medical staff. The pattern of surgical patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic at Jimma Medical Center (JMC), Ethiopia, has not been explored yet. The present study aimed to describe the pattern of perioperative surgical patient care, equipment handling and operating room management during the COVID-19 pandemic at JMC.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to