Abstract
In order to develop a high quality, performance-oriented nursing staff, every nursing leader strives to inspire followers to create engaged and enthralling teams that work beyond the needs of the job. Aim:This study aimed to investigate team work effectiveness and its relation with transformational leadership as perceived by nurses at Port Said general hospitals. A descriptive correlational research design was utilized with a sample of nurses who were working in Port Said city general hospitals namely: Port-Said general hospital and El-Zohour general hospital. A sample size was 178 nurses. Two tools were used to collect the data namely: Team effectiveness questionnaire and transformational leadership scale. Results of the study showed the majority of nurses (92,7%) adopted that transformational leadership leads to team effectiveness. Conclusion: The findings of the present study revealed that highest percentage of studied nurses were working in effective team work and under leaders adopting transformational leadership style with statistically significant relation. Recommendations: Designing and applying training strategy and continuing education programs about the importance of team work effectiveness in hospital environment and how to apply transformational leadership style.
Highlights
The different health professions are required to work together to provide quality treatment for both patients and families in any healthcare setting
Transformational leadership can be described as the actions of the leader who transforms and encourages followers to surpass expectations and overcome self-interest for the good (Hughes, Tawney, 2014)
For the categorical analysis of each dimension as well as for the total score, a score of 60% or higher was considered as high transformational leadership, while a score
Summary
The different health professions are required to work together to provide quality treatment for both patients and families in any healthcare setting. In this regard, the nursing profession continues to concentrate on teamwork that aims at ensuring protection and satisfaction for patients and staff (Nelsey & Brownie, 2018). The effectiveness of the team, known as group performance, is the capacity a team has to achieve the goals of an approved staff or organization (Boone, Kurtz and Berston, 2019). Conclusion: The findings of the present study revealed that highest percentage of studied nurses were working in effective team work and under leaders adopting transformational leadership style with statistically significant relation. Recommendations: Designing and applying training strategy and continuing education programs about the importance of team work effectiveness in hospital environment and how to apply transformational leadership style
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