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Perceptions of Authentic Nurse Leader Attributes Among Clinical Nurses and Nurse Leaders
Marie Giordano-Mulligan1, Judith Ann Moran-Peters, Sarah Eckardt
1Author affiliations: CNO Vice President for Nursing (Dr Giordano-Mulligan, Dr Moran-Peters, Eckardt), Nursing Administration, Mather Hospital - Northwell Health, New York; Coordinator for Research/Evidence-Based Practice Projects (Dr Moran-Peters); Statistician (Eckardt).
Objective:
This study aimed to develop and validate a tool to measure authentic nurse leadership (ANL) from the perspective of nurse leaders.
Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic heightened the need for ANL to establish healthy work environments (HWE) that promote positive outcomes.
Methods:
A nonexperimental design and exploratory psychometric analysis developed and validated the Authentic Nurse Leadership Questionnaire for Nurse Leaders (ANLQ-NL) instrument. Relationships were explored between ANLQ-NL and HWE, as measured by the Areas of Worklife Survey (AWS). The Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (MC-SDS) was used to measure the nurse leaders' tendency to produce socially desirable responses. The sample consisted of 188 nurse leaders from several US hospitals.
Results:
The ANLQ-NL instrument was found to be valid and highly reliable. Each of the constructs aligned with the ANL conceptual framework.
Conclusion:
The ANL conceptual framework and instruments (ANLQ and ANLQ-NL) can be used for educational programs aimed at developing ANL attributes among nurses.
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