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Melanie M Heuston1, Cynthia Leaver, Sarah Harne-Britner
1Author Affiliations : Vice President, and Chief Nursing and Patient Care Services Officer (Dr Heuston), and Administrative Director of Professional Practice and Development (Dr Harne-Britner), Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown, Maryland; and Director of Academic Nursing Development (Dr Leaver), American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, DC.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to compare self-perception of leadership practices among nurse managers (NMs), day shift nurses, and night shift nurses (NSNs).
Background:
Nurse managers have complex roles in healthcare, with clinical, administrative, and 24-hour accountability for unit activities. Transformational leadership inspires performance beyond expectations, while transcending self-interest for the good of the organization.
Methods:
A comparative, secondary data analysis study of the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) 2018.
Results:
Day shift nurses' and NSNs' mean scores had lower perceptions of leadership practices than NMs' self-assessment. Day shift nurses, NSNs, and NMs identified the highest mean scores in "enable others to act" (8.57, 8.62, and 8.82, respectively).
Conclusions:
The LPI assessment, the defined observer groups, and unique data visualization informed development of a comprehensive follow-up plan supporting individual and group leadership development. Research examining differences in perceptions of LPI practices across observer groups, particularly direct report staff nurses, is warranted.
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