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Two Relational Leadership Styles as Predictors of Healthy Work Environments
Rosanne Raso1, Devin Bowers, Kevin Masick
1Author Affiliations: Adjunct Professor (Dr Raso), Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Practice Excellence Director (Dr Bowers), American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Aliso Viejo, California; Statistician Consultant (Dr Masick), Orlando, Florida; Director, Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy, Elizabeth Brooks Ford Professor of Nursing, and Distinguished University Professor (Dr Fitzpatrick), Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
Background:
Relational leadership frameworks have consistently demonstrated associations with positive staff, organizational, and patient-related outcomes. Yet, there is minimal research postpandemic in the U.S.
Methods:
A cross-sectional, correlational study with multivariate regression was conducted using a sample of 3145 clinical nurses and nurse leaders obtained by snowball sampling in DAISY organizations in the United States.
Results:
The 2 relational leadership styles predicted 50% of clinical nurses' perceptions of healthy work environments. Perceptions of leadership and healthy work environment were positive for both clinical nurses and leaders. Authentic nurse leadership and transformational leadership were highly correlated.
Conclusions:
There is a postpandemic positive change in perceptions of the work environment among clinical nurses and leaders, and relational leadership styles strongly influence these perceptions.
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