Influence of head nurse's multiple leadership style on the nurse's self-efficiency

VernacularTitle:护士长多元领导风格对护士自我效能感的影响
Author: Yufei ZHANG ; Jiping LI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Nurses; Self-efficacy; Leadership style
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2015;31(24):1864-1867
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the charge nurses' leadership style perceived by nurses and nurse's self-efficacy,and then analyze the relationship between them.Methods Totally 368 staff nurses from 3A hospitals in Sichuan were investigated with questionnaires.The results underwent analysis.Results The score of charge nurses' transformational leadership style was 58.06±12.10,from high to low in turn was intellectual stimulation (3.10±0.69),inspirational motivation (2.92±0.73),idealized influence (2.88±0.67) and individualized consideration (2.71±0.74).The score of charge nurses' transactional leadership style was 35.77±8.58,from high to low in turn was contingency reward (3.11±0.71),passive exemplary management (3.09±0.75) and active exemplary management (2.75±0.90).The score of nurses' self-efficacy was 83.51±11.62.The transformational leadership style had positively predictive impact on nurses' selfefficacy.Conclusions Nursing managers should apply transformational leadership to improve nurses selfefficacy,promote the physical and mental health of nurses and the long-term development of hospital.