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Academic leadership in nursing: A concept analysis
Michelle Greenway1, Anita Acai1
1McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Nurse Education Today
|August 10, 2024
Summary
Academic leadership in nursing requires clear definition. Key attributes include being an administrator, mentor, and nurse, fostering faculty growth and retention.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Leadership Studies
Background:
- Improving academic leadership in nursing is crucial for faculty support, retention, and maintaining high academic standards.
- A lack of an operational definition for academic leadership in nursing hinders cohesive research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the concept of academic leadership in nursing.
- To inform future research on factors influencing nursing faculty career development, job satisfaction, and retention.
Main Methods:
- Concept analysis utilizing Walker and Avant's eight-step method.
- A comprehensive literature search across five databases (CINAHL, PubMed, OVID Emcare, ERIC, Google Scholar) using "academic leadership" and "nursing" keywords.
Main Results:
- Identified three core attributes of academic leadership in nursing: administrator, mentor, and nurse.
- Consequences include improved work environments, enhanced job satisfaction, and reduced faculty turnover.
- Essential capabilities encompass vision, risk-taking, communication, mentoring, succession planning, advocacy, and education.
Conclusions:
- An academic leader in nursing is a transformational figure.
- These leaders encourage, empower, and motivate nursing faculty for professional growth and success.
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