leadership behaviours and skills, financial/budgeting, business acumen, management skills, communication skills, change management, human resource and labour relations, collaboration and team skills, clinical skills and knowledge, relationship building and interpersonal skills, thinking skills, integrity, informatics and technology, research capability, time management and executive power, recognized in this study can be used as valuable references for hospital leaders to understand the areas in which nurse administrators need to develop additional skills and competencies and the training nurse administrators need to function proficiently in the future.