Abstract
Despite the compelling need for strong nursing leaders who establish vision and create an evidence-based environment that fosters quality and safety, many hospitals have increased responsibilities of nurse managers, potentially compromising leadership at the bedside. The aim of this study was to elucidate relationships among safety climate, staffing, education level, manager leadership styles, practice environment, and patient outcomes. This study also compared two methods to measure nurse manager span of control. A correlational study was conducted in nine hospitals in a healthcare system. The instruments "Unit Safety Climate Survey, Practice Environment Scale, Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, and a demographic survey" distributed electronically to 1,579 registered nurses working in adult inpatient departments. Nurse-sensitive patient outcomes, staffing measures, and department demographics were obtained from hospital databases.
Sigma Membership
Iota Iota
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Nursing Department Leadership, Workplace Issues, Nursing Unit Culture
Advisor
Ginnette Pepper
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
The University of Utah
Degree Year
2011
Recommended Citation
Merrill, Katreena, "The relationship among nurse manager leadership style, span of control, staff nurse practice environment, safety climate, and nurse-sensitive patient outcomes" (2020). Dissertations. 281.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/281
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2020-05-06
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3466445; ProQuest document ID: 884793003. The author still retains copyright.