Transformational Leadership Skills among Nursing Managers | ||
| Menoufia Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 7, Volume 7, Issue 1, May 2022, Pages 83-92 PDF (1.03 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/menj.2022.226381 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Shimaa M. Salem1; Manal Z. Ahmed2; Mervat E. Aldahshan2 | ||
| 1Master in Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||
| 2Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Transformational leadership is an influential element in achieving the quality of nursing care. Transformational nursing leaders are a source of inspiration to nurses through their commitment for their healthcare organizations. Transformational nursing managers' insistence to a mission and willingness to take risks along with a strong desire to achieve and drives healthcare organizations to success. Purpose: To identify the level of nursing managers' transformational leadership skills. Methods: A descriptive research design was used. The study was conducted in Menoufia University Hospitals. A convenience sample of sixty two nursing managers constituted the study sample.Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) Form 6S was used to identify the transformational leadership skills among nursing managers. Results: Nursing managers in the hospital setting showed low level (27.7 ±3.1) of transformational leadership skills. The highest mean score was for individual consideration dimension whereas the lowest mean score was for Laissez‐faire leadership dimension Conclusion: In-service training program about transformational leadership skills for nursing managers is needed to improve Laissez‐faire leadership that increase their insistence to hospitals' mission and desire for success. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Nursing managers; transformational leadership; skills | ||
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