The Exercise of Nurses' Clinical Leadership in Hospital Care Units: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study aims to describe the exercise of clinical leadership by nurses within hospital care units, identify the factors influencing it and explore how nurses perceive its impact.

Design

Qualitative multiple case study.

Method

The study involved 36 interviews, 120 h of observation and documentary analyses with nurses across various roles within three nursing teams to capture collective leadership. Thematic and cross-case analyses were also conducted.

Results

Nurses' clinical leadership was manifested in five distinct forms, irrespective of their role: (1) initiating actions involving reflective thinking and intervention, (2) influencing others through coaching, (3) actively participating in and mobilising efforts to enhance the quality of care, (4) foste

SUBMITTER: Boutin G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11933518 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature