Determination of Leadership Practices of Nursing Managers from Perspectives of Nurses and Physicians in Southeast of Iran

Volume 7 Issue 3 August - October 2017

Research Paper

Determination of Leadership Practices of Nursing Managers from Perspectives of Nurses and Physicians in Southeast of Iran

Batool Pouraboli*, Farokh Abazari**, Ali Johari***, Mansour Arab****, Aliakbar Haghdoust*****

* Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric and Neonatal, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

** Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.

*** MSc Student, Nursing and Midwifery School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.

**** Lecturer, Department of Intensive Care Nursing, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.

***** Professor, Research Center for Modeling in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.

Pouraboli,B., Abazari,F., Arab,M., Haghdoust,A., and Johari,A. (2017). Determination of Leadership Practices of Nursing Managers From Perspectives of Nurses and Physicians in Southeast of Iran. i-manager’s Journal on Nursing, 7(3), 36-43. https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.7.3.13790

Abstract

Nowadays, the importance and role of managers as the designers and directors of the organizations is obvious. Nurse Managers also can use leadership skills for improving clinical competence to enhance the quality of care and produce positive outcomes for the organization. By identification the employee's perspective of appropriate management practices can reinforce these behaviors. However, the aim of this study was Determination of leadership practices of Kerman University of Medical sciences nursing managers from perspectives of nurses and physicians.This was a descriptive cross sectional study that carried out in 2012 in Kerman University of Medical Sciences. The study population consisted of doctors and nurses. Quota sampling was conducted and 315 questionnaires were completed. The research tool was consisted of two parts, they are Demographic data and Leadership Practice Inventory. The data was analyzed by SPSS 22 (SPSS-Statistical Package for Social Science) and ANOVA (ANOVA-Analysis of Variance) and Kruskal-Wallis test. Results showed Encouraging the heart domain received the most score. After that enabling to act, Modeling the way, inspiring a shared view and challenging the process gain the most scores. Among leadership practices “Treats other with dignity and respect”, “Praises people for a job well done” and “Actively listen to diverse points of view” gained the highest scores. In conclusion there were a consensus between nurses, managers, and physicians about leadership practices.