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Feminist leadership through total quality management
1Nursing Service for Research and Quality Management, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA 01730, USA.
Health Care for Women International
|January 1, 1997
Summary
Feminist leadership in nursing, utilizing Total Quality Management (TQM), empowers staff and fosters continuous improvement. This approach enhances healthcare quality and cost-effectiveness in challenging economic times.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Leadership
- Organizational Management
- Healthcare Administration
Background:
- Feminist leadership principles align with continuous improvement philosophies.
- Total Quality Management (TQM) offers a framework for organizational enhancement.
- Nursing faces complex economic challenges requiring innovative leadership.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the integration of feminist leadership within nursing practice.
- To demonstrate how Total Quality Management (TQM) can facilitate feminist leadership.
- To examine the potential of this combined approach for improving healthcare delivery.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis linking feminist leadership tenets with TQM principles.
- Exploration of TQM's role in empowering nursing staff.
- Discussion of the facilitator role of feminist leaders in TQM.
Main Results:
- Feminist leadership practices like staff empowerment and consensus decision-making are integral to TQM.
- TQM, guided by feminist leadership, creates a psychologically safe environment for employee contribution.
- Empowerment extends to all organizational levels, fostering creativity and reducing intimidation.
Conclusions:
- Feminist leadership, when implemented through TQM, can significantly improve nursing organizations.
- This leadership model is crucial for delivering high-quality, cost-effective healthcare.
- The facilitator role of the feminist leader is key to successful TQM implementation in nursing.