Date of Conferral
1-1-2011
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
School
Health Services
Advisor
Faisal Aboul-Enein
Abstract
The purpose of this project was to translate evidence-based literature into policy and practice guidelines in order to improve leadership standards and skills among nurse managers and improve patient outcomes and the quality of care. Guided by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Model and Lewin's change theory, which sets the framework for creating exceptional nursing leaders, a literature search was conducted from studies ranging from 2010 to 2012 from several databases. Inclusion criteria were based on the presence of one or more leadership styles discussed in the articles and the impact of leadership style on nursing satisfaction. A total of 25 articles were found during the electronic search, but only 7 articles met the inclusion criteria for analysis. The results of this review revealed that transformational leadership enhanced nursing satisfaction rates, while transactional leadership and situational leadership contributed to low levels of nursing satisfaction rates. This project contributes to positive social change for nurse managers because there is limited research available that focuses on leadership styles and its implication for practice. This project will inform the work of nurse managers by illuminating the importance of leadership styles on nursing satisfaction and work environment conditions.
Recommended Citation
Jones, Wilma Lee, "Leadership Styles and Nursing Satisfaction Rates" (2011). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 1166.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1166
Included in
Business Administration, Management, and Operations Commons, Educational Administration and Supervision Commons, Health and Medical Administration Commons, Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Commons, Nursing Commons
