Leadership Practices in Hospital Nursing: A Self of Manager Nurses

• Autor(a) principal: Silva,Vânea Lúcia dos Santos
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Camelo,Silvia Helena Henriques, Soares,Mirelle Inácio, Resck,Zélia Marilda Rodrigues, Chaves,Lucieli Dias Pedreschi, Santos,Fabiana Cristina dos, Leal,Laura Andrian
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342017000100407
• topic: Nursing; Leadership; Management; Nursing Service, Hospital; Nursing, Supervisory; Hospital Administration

Abstract OBJECTIVE To assess the frequency of the leadership practices performed by the manager nurses of hospital institutions and their association with the variables of the socioprofessional profile. METHOD Cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study conducted in four hospitals in a city of the state of São Paulo. A sociodemographic questionnaire and the instrument Leadership Practices Inventory were used. Data collection and analysis were based on an exemplary Leadership Practices Model. RESULTS Eighty-four manager nurses participated in the study. The mean values of the leadership practices used by the nurses were: enable others to act (50.6); encourage the heart (48.2); model the way (46.7); challenge the process (43.3); and inspire a shared vision (43.1). Data analysis also evidenced a correlation between the practice encourage the heart and the variables time of care and employment relationship. Conclusion The study evidenced the presence of manager nurses exercising moderate leadership, and promoting teamwork, an environment of trust, and a horizontal vision. However, moderate values also reveal managerial aspects to be improved by the leaders by means of organizational strategies and/or tools aimed at best leadership practices.