Related Experiment Video
Updated: Nov 12, 2025
14:32
Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
Published on: February 16, 2011
24.1K
Morality traits for an ideal nurse manager: A multicentre cross-sectional study
Dania Comparcini1, Valentina Simonetti2, Marco Tomietto3,4
1Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria 'Ospedali Riuniti', Ancona, Italy.
Journal of Nursing Management
|March 19, 2021
Summary
Morality is crucial for nurses forming positive opinions of their nurse manager. While essential for an ideal manager, morality alone isn't enough for staff to fully support a new manager.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Management
- Organizational Psychology
- Social Perception
Background:
- Individuals prioritize morality over sociability and competence when forming opinions of managers.
- Morality plays a significant role in initial impressions and ongoing perceptions of leadership.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the relative importance of morality, sociability, and competence traits in shaping nurses' positive opinions of their nurse manager.
- To understand the influence of specific traits on impression formation processes in nursing.
Main Methods:
- A multicentre, cross-sectional study involving 775 nurses.
- Administration of two questionnaires assessing the impact of morality, sociability, and competence traits on impression formation.
Main Results:
- Morality (20.0) and competence (19.6) were rated highly for an ideal nurse manager, surpassing sociability (14.2).
- For a new nurse manager, morality (16.2) and competence (16.1) received similar high scores, indicating their comparable importance.
Conclusions:
- Morality is a key factor in nurses' initial positive impression of an ideal nurse manager.
- While morality is necessary, it is not sufficient on its own to guarantee nursing staff support for a new manager.
- Findings offer insights into the role of morality in social perceptions and staff behavior towards nurse managers.
Related Concept Videos
01:29Professional Values
9.1K
Nurses are responsible for caring for patients during birth, death, illness, and healing. Professional values guide the decisions and actions that nurses make in their careers. If nurses know the decisions and actions to take, providing patients with exceptional care is possible.
The values that are the foundation of the nursing profession are altruism, autonomy, human dignity, and social justice.
First, altruism refers to the concern for the welfare and well-being of others without personal...
The values that are the foundation of the nursing profession are altruism, autonomy, human dignity, and social justice.
First, altruism refers to the concern for the welfare and well-being of others without personal...
9.1K
01:22Nursing Ethical Principles I
3.1K
Ethical principles serve as the moral compass in the longstanding tradition of nursing, guiding healthcare professionals in their interactions with patients and families. These principles, namely autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, and fidelity, provide a robust framework for navigating the ethical complexities of daily nursing practice.
Autonomy
Autonomy underscores the significance of a patient's self-determination and freedom from external control. In healthcare, respecting...
Autonomy
Autonomy underscores the significance of a patient's self-determination and freedom from external control. In healthcare, respecting...
3.1K
01:22The Professional Nurse
5.4K
Professional nurses are not limited to bedside care and are taking roles of greater responsibility. A nurse should have a knowledge-based practice, including personal, theoretical, procedural, cultural, and reflexive knowledge. Additionally, nurses must be competent in cognitive, technical, interpersonal, and ethical/legal skills. Some of the best attributes of successful nurses include the following:
Communication skills: These are critical characteristics, especially speaking and listening.
Communication skills: These are critical characteristics, especially speaking and listening.
5.4K
01:29Nursing Code of Ethics
3.6K
The Nursing Code of Ethics sets the ethical benchmark for the profession, and guides nurses in ethical analysis and decision making at the societal, organizational, and clinical levels. The code encompasses showing compassion and respect for the patient, their families, and communities in all circumstances while committing to providing patient-centered care. In addition, the code states that nurses must advocate for the patient by defending a cause or recommendation to protect their rights,...
3.6K
01:25Ethical Standards I
1.3K
The American Nurses Association (ANA) created and implemented the first nationally accepted Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. The Code of Ethics is a living document regularly updated by the ANA and establishes an ethical standard that is non-negotiable for nurses in all roles and settings.
The Code of Ethics provisions outline the nurse's duty to the patient, the healthcare team, the profession, and society. The Code's fundamental principles include advocacy,...
The Code of Ethics provisions outline the nurse's duty to the patient, the healthcare team, the profession, and society. The Code's fundamental principles include advocacy,...
1.3K
01:27Nursing Ethical Principles II
1.7K
Ethical principles are essential in guiding nurses to fulfill their responsibilities, focusing on the quality of nursing care and decision-making. These principles, including autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, and fidelity, shape the ethical framework within healthcare settings.
Consider the following scenario, which illustrates how these principles are applied in the care of Mr. John, a fifty-year-old teacher diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer.
Initially, Mr. John's...
Consider the following scenario, which illustrates how these principles are applied in the care of Mr. John, a fifty-year-old teacher diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer.
Initially, Mr. John's...
1.7K