Nurses’ Leadership in the Work: A Systematic Review
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https://doi.org/10.25159/2520-5293/13387Keywords:
clinical nurse, intervention, leadershipAbstract
Background: Nurse leadership has a significant impact on the healthcare team’s ability to produce good patient outcomes.
Objective: The objective of this research is to determine what strategies are most useful for empowering nurses to take on leadership roles in a hospital setting.
Method: A systematic literature review was conducted, utilising Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA). The databases that were featured are PubMed, CINAHL, and Google Scholar from 2011 to 2023. A quality appraisal was used to assess the quality of the studies.
Result: There were 97 articles found in a literature search. A total of eight articles met the inclusion criteria.
Conclusion: The evidence shows that interventions to improve nurses’ leadership are complex and need to address cognitive, interpersonal as well as psychological empowerment, emotional intelligence, and critical reflexivity skills. Multicomponent, theory-based, and mixed-format programmes may be better suited to facilitate nurses’ leadership in the hospital setting.
Nursing implications: Efforts to improve nurses’ clinical leadership in healthcare settings should take into account both their theoretical understanding of the issue and their actual experience in finding workable solutions through teamwork. As a result, it would encourage high-quality care, nurse satisfaction, and nurse retention.
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