Clinical Nursing and Leadership
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relationship between clinical staff and the management should be strengthened
to ensure better delivery of healthcare services. Patrick et al. conducted a
survey to test the staff nurse clinical leadership psychometric properties as
derived from Posner and Kouzes model of transformational leadership. There is a
little empirical research that conducted so far to examine clinical leadership
at staff nurse level, though most nurses are often recognized for their role in
ensuring the patient’s safety. As such, Patrick et al. utilized a
non-experimental survey design to analyze the psychometric traits of clinical
leadership. More than four hundred and eighty licensed nurses that provide
direct care for the patients in Ontario
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was preliminary evidence from the confirmatory factor analysis regarding the
validity for staff nurse clinical leadership’s new measure. The research
outcomes provided strong and encouraging evidence on the construct validity of
the clinical leadership. Attributes of clinical nurse leadership that the
researchers identified include effective communication, collaborative stance,
and coordination. Others are interpersonal understanding and clinical
expertise. Personal leadership skills and professional development were
highlighted as important in leadership development. Among the study
participants, opportunities for the development of professional leadership
skills were identified as detrimental especially in understanding finance,
budgets, and transforming policies on healthcare. Nursing Management,
therefore, has to create empowering work environments to guarantee staff’s
access to work structures for enacting clinical leadership behaviors as they
provide direct care to the ailing individuals.
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