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How does authentic leadership influence the safety climate in nursing?
Majd T Mrayyan1, Nijmeh Al-Atiyyat2, Sami Al-Rawashdeh1
1Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
BMJ Leader
|May 16, 2023
Summary
Authentic leadership among nurses positively influences the safety climate in hospitals. Enhancing nurses' authentic leadership characteristics is crucial for improving patient and healthcare professional safety perceptions.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Nursing Leadership
- Patient Safety
Background:
- Authentic leadership is recognized for its role in ensuring quality care and safety for patients and healthcare professionals.
- Nurses, as frontline caregivers, play a pivotal role in maintaining a safe healthcare environment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the impact of authentic leadership among nurses on the perception of the safety climate within hospitals.
- To determine if authentic leadership predicts a positive safety climate in nursing practice.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional, correlational study was conducted with 314 Jordanian nurses.
- Data were collected using convenience sampling from nurses with at least one year of experience.
- Descriptive statistics and multivariate analyses were performed using SPSS (V.25).
Main Results:
- A moderate, positive association was observed between nurses' authentic leadership and their perception of the safety climate.
- Nurses' authentic leadership was found to be a significant predictor of a safe climate.
- Specific subscales of authentic leadership, namely internalized moral and balanced processing, significantly predicted the safety climate.
Conclusions:
- Interventions aimed at enhancing the perception of the safety climate in hospitals are necessary.
- Strengthening nurses' authentic leadership characteristics is a viable strategy to foster a more positive safety climate.
- Integrating authentic leadership principles into nursing education and practice is recommended.
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