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Positive aspects of authentic leadership in nursing work: integrative review
Vanessa Gomes Maziero1, Andrea Bernardes2, Eline Aparecida Vendas Righetti1
1Hospital Universitário Maria Aparecida Pedrossian, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Objective:
To identify and analyze the existing scientific production on the positive aspects of authentic leadership in the nurse's work process.
Method:
This is an integrative literature review. The databases used were Scientific Electronic Library Online; Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences; and National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health.
Results:
In this study, 17 articles were selected for analysis; 1 study (6%) was published in a national journal, and 16 (94%) were international studies. Of the 17 (100%) articles studied, 11 (65%) were developed in Canada. The hospital environment was present in the 17 (100%) articles. Final considerations: Authentic leadership has several positive aspects that significantly influence the nurse's work process, such as engagement and job satisfaction, retention of new nurses, organizational commitment, among others.
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