Transformational Leadership Style and Barriers of Application as Perceived by First Line Nurse Managers and Registered Nurses
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2019, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Healthcare organizations must position themselves in a way that promotes competence mechanisms to improve the patient safety, quality patient care performance, staff satisfaction. The healthcare organizations require centrally managed and highly active leadership for the development and advancement of nurse’s career and productive professional life. Aim: The study purposes to assess the Transformational Leadership Style and Barriers of Application as Perceived by First Line Nurse Managers and Registered Nurses. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive cross sectional research design was conducted in this study. Setting: The present study was carried out in six hospitals in Makkah city (Maternity and Children Hospital, Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, King Faisal Hospital, King Abdul-Aziz Hospital, Hera General Hospital and Ajyad Emergency Hospital). The Sample was selected from the population of the FLNMs` and RN by random selection 406 from RN. While, the convenient sampling technique included 62 from FLNMs. Tool: The data gathering tool used Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ), self-report survey instruments is developed by Bass and Avolio (2000). Result: This study found that FLNMs` they do not have transformational leadership characteristics.in addition, the fourteen barriers that can face FLNMs` in applying TLS in all hospitals as their perception such as: weak awareness for the concept of transformational leadership and lack of accessible leadership education and training. Conclusion and Recommendations: This study recommended, provide regular meeting with superiors in the organization to verbalize needs, views, resources, policies, and obstacles in implementing TLS, implement training and educational courses for FLNMs` regarding transformational leadership skills and principles.
Authors and Affiliations
Taya Mohammed Abdulsalam, Dr. Azizah Rajab, Dr. Naglaa El Seesy
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