Attributes, skills and actions of clinical leadership in nursing as reported by hospital nurses: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research shows a significant growth in clinical leadership from a nursing perspective; however, clinical leadership is still misunderstood in all clinical environments. Until now, clinical leaders were rarely seen in hospitals' top management and leadership roles.

Purpose

This study surveyed the attributes and skills of clinical nursing leadership and the actions that effective clinical nursing leaders can do.

Methods

In 2020, a cross-sectional design was used in the current study using an online survey, with a non-random purposive sample of 296 registered nurses from teaching, public and private hospitals and areas of work in Jordan, yielding a 66% response rate. Data were analysed using descriptive analysis of frequency and central tendency measures, and

SUBMITTER: Mrayyan MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12038119 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature