Date of Conferral

2021

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Marilyn Losty

Abstract

AbstractResearch has demonstrated a positive correlation between authentic leadership and positive patient and organizational outcomes. Given that nurses can be educated in authentic leadership, providing nurse leaders with training opportunities will help them develop authentic leadership skills which will benefit patients and the organization. At the project site, there is little opportunity for leadership development among nurse leaders. Thus, the purpose of this DNP project was to determine if an educational intervention focused on authentic leadership increase knowledge and awareness among nurse managers. Authentic leadership theory grounded the DNP project. Twenty-three nurse managers were invited to participate in an educational intervention, and 20 individuals participated for an 87% response rate. The mean pretest score for knowledge was 7.45 (SD = 1.76); the mean posttest score was 8.75 (SD = 1.29). Using a Wilcoxon signed rank test to estimate the data, there was a statistically significant difference in pretest and posttest scores (z = –3.14, p < 0.01), indicating an increase in knowledge. Participants were also asked to assess their awareness of authentic leadership using a Likert scale between 1 and 7, with 1 = No awareness at all and 7 = Full awareness. The mean pretest self-assessment score was 3.65 (SD = 1.50), and the mean posttest self-awareness score was 5.85 (SD = 1.09). Using a Wilcoxon signed rank test to estimate the data, there was a statistically significant difference in pretest awareness and posttest awareness (z = –3.78, p < 0.001), indicating an increase in awareness. This project contributes to positive social change by improving leadership skills among nurse managers, which can lead to improved patient and organizational outcomes.

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