Abstract

Health care organizations typically have a hierarchical structure, with physicians dominant and nurses subordinate. The challenge to open and honest communication between doctors and nurses is real, and communication errors contribute significantly to undesirable patient outcomes. Nurse executives (NEs) have a responsibility to help lead transformation of health care organizations to support nurses to speak up and communicate all critical information.

NEs are challenged to improve safety and quality, decrease costs and increase access to care. Combining health care expertise with business ability can support these goals. Rooke and Torbert found correlations between successful business leaders and postconventional action-logics, or world-views. Action-logics can be developed to make leaders increasingly effective.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3741600; ProQuest document ID: 1752116799. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Bonnie R. Pierce, EdD, CENP

Sigma Membership

Zeta Delta at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Mixed/Multi Method Research

Keywords:

Developmental Psychology, Leadership Development, Behavorial Influences

Advisor

Susan Nero

Second Advisor

Kay Davis

Third Advisor

Kent Rhodes

Degree

Doctoral-Other

Degree Grantor

Pepperdine University

Degree Year

2015

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2023-03-02

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