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How Direct Care Nurses Learn About Leadership: An Integrative Review.
Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
|February 28, 2025
Summary
Direct care nurses learn leadership primarily through education and mentorship, focusing on personal, interpersonal, and transformational leadership styles. This knowledge aids in recovering from burnout.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Leadership
- Healthcare Management
- Professional Development
Background:
- Nurses in hospital settings frequently experience burnout.
- Learning about leadership is a recognized strategy for burnout recovery among nurses.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the methods through which direct care nurses acquire leadership knowledge.
- To identify key learning pathways for leadership development in nursing.
Main Methods:
- An integrative review methodology was employed.
- Searches were conducted across major databases: CINAHL, MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane.
- Data from 18 selected resources were analyzed.
Main Results:
- Education and mentorship emerged as the principal avenues for nurses to learn leadership skills.
- Commonly referenced frameworks included Stephen Covey's 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' and transformational leadership theories.
Conclusions:
- Limited research exists on how direct care nurses develop leadership skills.
- Key themes identified were personal/interpersonal leadership and transformational leadership.
- Incorporating education and mentorship into nursing practice is recommended for leadership development.
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