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Health-promoting leadership: A qualitative study from experienced nurses' perspective
Trude Furunes1,2,3, Anita Kaltveit4, Kristin Akerjordet5,6
1Norwegian School of Hotel Management, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitetet i Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
Journal of Clinical Nursing
|July 11, 2018
Summary
Experienced nurses desire health-promoting work environments with autonomy and supportive leadership to foster retention. Leaders should be attentive, promote skill development, and enhance job meaningfulness for nurses.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Management
- Organizational Psychology
Background:
- Leadership quality is crucial for supportive, health-promoting work environments, impacting nurse productivity and retention.
- Understanding how leaders foster health and sustainable careers is vital amid nursing shortages.
- Identifying factors influencing nurses' intent to remain in their jobs is essential for workforce stability.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore experienced nurses' perceptions of health-promoting work environments.
- To understand nurses' views on health-promoting leadership and its impact on staff retention.
- To identify key elements of leadership that support nurses' well-being and career sustainability.
Main Methods:
- A qualitative descriptive study design was employed.
- Twelve experienced registered nurses participated in individual, semi-structured interviews.
- Interview data were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
Main Results:
- A health-promoting work environment requires autonomy, participation in decision-making, skill development, and social support.
- Health-promoting leaders are characterized by attentiveness and proactive engagement.
- Nurses understand the components of a health-promoting environment and leadership, even if not currently experienced.
Conclusions:
- Health-promoting work environments allow nurses to flourish, emphasizing autonomy for competency development.
- Nurses value meaningful work and the ability to make a difference, contributing to job satisfaction.
- Nurse managers play a critical role in fostering meaningfulness to retain nurses and organizational assets.
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