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V Irurita
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Transforming mediocrity to excellence: a challenge for nurse leaders.
A grounded theory study of nursing leadership in Western Australia was undertaken to shed light on complex contextual and individual variables associated with nursing leadership. By applying the constant comparative method of data analysis, the core problem facing nurse leaders was identified as overcoming and compensating for disadvantage related to a repressing context which impeded the movement of nursing from retardation and mediocrity, through turbulence and toward excellence. Following a long period of stagnation (reflecting mediocrity in the nursing system) and a shorter evolutionary phase, revolutionary changes were being implemented, creating an extremely turbulent environment. Findings revealed that nurse leaders used a core process labelled optimising to deal with the core problem and to achieve influence and advancement. This process had progressive phases identified as surviving, investing, and transforming. Failure to optimise led to floundering. Transforming reflected exceptional performance or excellence and involved using the optimising strategies of reversing negative situations and creating additional resources to achieve influence and significant advancement or change in the nursing system. This study has implications for leadership practice, for the development of future leaders and for future research and theory development.
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A study of nurse leadership.
Little research has been undertaken on the leadership effectiveness of head (charge) nurses or on the preparation needed for this position. This descriptive correlational study explored the relationships between leadership effectiveness of head nurses and several educational and career variables. The study, which was undertaken in the northwest of USA, should be relevant to Australian nurses. Findings indicated that previous leadership experience (in school, college, community or professional committees) and nursing management experience prior to assuming the present head nurse position were positively related to the level of leadership effectiveness. A negative relationship was found between the length of time in the present position and the level of leadership effectiveness. The best combination of variables for predicting leadership effectiveness of head nurses, in order of the proportion of contribution, was found to be: previous nursing management experience; leadership continuing education; length of time in the present position; previous leadership experience and level of nursing education. These variables were found to positively influence leadership effectiveness, with the exception of length of time in the present position which was found to have a negative influence.
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