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Nurse leaders in academic and clinical settings play pivotal roles in developing and sustaining healthy environments. Examples of toxicity are bullying, harassment, ostracism, retaliation, discrimination, favoritism, poor staffing and support, and poor communication (Chong et al., 2021). Nurse leaders can create supportive, nontoxic work environments that enhance nurses’ well-being, job satisfaction, patient care, and organizational outcomes. Leaders are crucial in integrating evidence-based practice (EBP) to transform unhealthy healthcare settings (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2023). The transformational framework supports promoting positive work atmospheres. Lappalainen et al. (2020) identified core components of transformational leadership: idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individual inspiration. Healing toxic workplace environments occurs by investing in mentorship and career advancement (Donley, 2021; Horning & Taylor-Pearson, 2024). Future research should focus on workforce data collection and testing leadership interventions to strengthen healthy work environments and leadership competencies in academic and clinical settings.
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Donley, J. (2021). The impact of work environment on job satisfaction: pre-COVID research to inform the future. Nurse Leader, 19(6), 585-589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2021.08.009
Horning, M. A., & Taylor-Pearson, Z. A. (2024). Nurse leaders as influencers of knowledge to practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 21(3), 230-233. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12726
Lappalainen, M., Härkänen, M., & Kvist, T. (2020). The relationship between nurse manager’s transformational leadership style and medication safety. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 34(2), 357–369. https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12737
Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2023). Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: A guide to best practice. (5th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
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Continuing Education, Competence, Workforce
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Taylor-Pearson, Zelia and Horning, Melanie A., "Healing Toxic Healthcare Work Environments: Strategies for Nursing Leadership" (2025). Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE). 74.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2025/presentations_2025/74
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments
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Sigma Theta Tau International
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Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Conference Year
2025
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Healing Toxic Healthcare Work Environments: Strategies for Nursing Leadership
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Nurse leaders in academic and clinical settings play pivotal roles in developing and sustaining healthy environments. Examples of toxicity are bullying, harassment, ostracism, retaliation, discrimination, favoritism, poor staffing and support, and poor communication (Chong et al., 2021). Nurse leaders can create supportive, nontoxic work environments that enhance nurses’ well-being, job satisfaction, patient care, and organizational outcomes. Leaders are crucial in integrating evidence-based practice (EBP) to transform unhealthy healthcare settings (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2023). The transformational framework supports promoting positive work atmospheres. Lappalainen et al. (2020) identified core components of transformational leadership: idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individual inspiration. Healing toxic workplace environments occurs by investing in mentorship and career advancement (Donley, 2021; Horning & Taylor-Pearson, 2024). Future research should focus on workforce data collection and testing leadership interventions to strengthen healthy work environments and leadership competencies in academic and clinical settings.
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Join a transformative presentation that addresses toxic work environments and how positive leadership practices combat the adverse effects of toxic workplaces. Learn actionable strategies to enhance job satisfaction and improve patient care.