The Relationship Between Head Nurse Leadership Style And Staff Nurse Burnout

Author : William Schlosser
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Nurse Leadership's Influence Over Staff Satisfaction and Retention written by William Schlosser and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many issues affect today's healthcare leaders, with perhaps the most important being staff satisfaction and high turnover rates. Recent data implies that job satisfaction and nurse retention is a direct correlation with nursing leadership styles. Current challenges like the nursing shortage require the modern day leader to diagnose the situation and determine appropriate strategies to foster a creative and autonomous working environment through empowerment. Between the healthcare reform and the imminent nursing shortage, precautions are being taken to balance innovation without incurring financial ruin (Carver and Candela, 2008). The average age of a nurse at the bedside is rising yearly, and estimates indicate that 50% of the current practicing nurses will leave the workforce in the next 5 to 10 years (Carver and Candela, 2008). The objective when reviewing the research was to assess effective leadership styles, training and impact on staff satisfaction. Upon review of the literature, a clear distinction emerged suggesting leadership styles such as transformational and transactional had a direct and positive association with staff satisfaction and retention through empowerment, motivation, shared vision and respect. A broad-based assessment system was introduced to nursing staff members in a busy emergency department as a pilot approach to create a transformational leadership style of management throughout the unit. The introduction of the Hogan survey provides each participant within an individual assessment report describing strengths, weaknesses, and details where each person is likely to find significant satisfaction, dissatisfaction, and opportunities for growth. The finalized results of this ongoing pilot will provide leadership with the means to understand potential within each staff member, see growth areas, and find future leaders within the existing ranks of staff nurses. Further benefits include an understanding of the motivations for each member of the staff so that managers can provide incremental transformational coaching based NURSE LEADERSHIP'S INFLUENCE OVER STAFF 3 on the needs of each staff member within their leadership structure. The benefits to the highest levels of leadership include a clear succession planning picture within existing leaders, as well as a reduction in staff turnover rates. At the end of the implementation phase, the pre-and post job satisfaction survey will be applied to all staff to determine if the engagement of staff has increased, along with the turnover percentages for the Department. These metrics will provide a tangible sense of success for the pilot.