Understanding the Role of the Nurse Manager: The Full-Range Leadership Theory Perspective

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Many healthcare organizations rely on the leadership talents of management as a mechanism to create and sustain a healthy work environment and optimize outcomes of patient care and staff satisfaction. 1 Kramer M Schmalenberg C Maguire P Nine structures and leadership practices essential for a magnetic (healthy) work environment. Nurs Adm Q. 2010; 34: 4-17 Google Scholar Within the management team, the leadership skills required of nurse managers cannot be undervalued. Leadership demonstrated by the nurse manager directly impacts staff's performance of patient care and therefore influences patient outcomes. 1 Kramer M Schmalenberg C Maguire P Nine structures and leadership practices essential for a magnetic (healthy) work environment. Nurs Adm Q. 2010; 34: 4-17 Google Scholar , 2 Andrews DR Richard DCS Robinson P Celano P Hallaron J The influence of staff nurse perception of leadership style on satisfaction with leadership: a cross-sectional survey of pediatric nurses. Int J Nurs Stud. 2012; 49: 1103-1111 Google Scholar , 3 Schmalenberg C Kramer M Nurse manager support: how do staff nurses define it?. Crit Care Nurse. 2009; 29: 61-69 Google Scholar Many healthcare organizations rely on the leadership talents of management as a mechanism to create and sustain a healthy work environment and optimize outcomes of patient care and staff satisfaction. 1 Kramer M Schmalenberg C Maguire P Nine structures and leadership practices essential for a magnetic (healthy) work environment. Nurs Adm Q. 2010; 34: 4-17 Google Scholar Within the management team, the leadership skills required of nurse managers cannot be undervalued. Leadership demonstrated by the nurse manager directly impacts staff's performance of patient care and therefore influences patient outcomes. 1 Kramer M Schmalenberg C Maguire P Nine structures and leadership practices essential for a magnetic (healthy) work environment. Nurs Adm Q. 2010; 34: 4-17 Google Scholar , 2 Andrews DR Richard DCS Robinson P Celano P Hallaron J The influence of staff nurse perception of leadership style on satisfaction with leadership: a cross-sectional survey of pediatric nurses. Int J Nurs Stud. 2012; 49: 1103-1111 Google Scholar , 3 Schmalenberg C Kramer M Nurse manager support: how do staff nurses define it?. Crit Care Nurse. 2009; 29: 61-69 Google Scholar