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Best leadership practices of nurses in hospital risk management: case study
Mônica Emanuele Köpsel Fusari1, Betina Hörner Schlindwein Meirelles1, Gabriela Marcellino de Melo Lanzoni1
1Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Enfermagem. Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil.
Objective:
To highlight the best leadership practices of nurses who contribute to hospital risk management.
Method:
Single case study with two integrated units of analysis, with a qualitative approach. Data collected from April to November 2018, through focused interviews with nurse managers, non-participant observation and documentary research. Analysis using the analytical technique to the explanation construction.
Results:
Three thematic categories were evidenced, demonstrating that the best leadership practices involve technical and non-technical competencies anchored in behavioral development, scientific knowledge, guidelines for quality and patient safety and participatory management of the health team.
Conclusion:
The best leadership practices of nurses who contribute to hospital risk management pervade technical skills and/or formal positions, valuing each team professional in a unique way and emphasizing the importance of scientific knowledge and the professional reference model that the nurse exercises in hospitals.
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