Authentic leadership in nurses’ professional practice: an integrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Algeri,Ellen Daiane Biavatti de Oliviera
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Silveira,Rosemary Silva da, Barlem,Jamila Geri Tomaschewski, Costa,Maria Claudia Medeiros Dantas de Rubim, Stigger,Danubia Andressa da Silva, Dan,Cristiane de Sá
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672022000100309
• topic: Leadership; Professional Practice; Nurse; Health Management; Professional Ethics

ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the primary constructs concerning authentic leadership and its relevance for nurses’ professional practice. Methods: integrative literature review conducted between 2015 and 2020 in LILACS, SciELO, and PubMed databases. Results: the United States published most of the 31 studies analyzed, with eight studies (25.8%), followed by Canada with seven studies (22.6%), and Brasil with five (16.1%). Most studies adopted a quantitative approach (77.41%), and 96.8% presented weak evidence. Three categories emerged: Work Engagement/Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment; Healthy Work Environment; and Intention to Quit the Job and Mental Exhaustion. Final Considerations: authentic leadership positively contributes to management and nursing care practice, promoting healthy work environments, structural empowerment, greater work engagement, and organizational commitment, decreasing absenteeism and mental exhaustion.