Abstract
Caring has a history of being central to nursing and has long been held to be an essential component of the clinical practice of nurses involved in direct patient care activities. While nurse administrators have been recognized for their transformational leadership capabilities, less attention has been given to caring in the practice of nursing administration leadership or the effects of this leadership as experienced by their subordinates. The parallels found between transformational leadership behaviors and human caring factors provided the foundation for this study. The purpose of this study was to generate an understanding of the structure and experience of caring as a component of the leadership practice of nurse administrators. Multiple triangulation was used to investigate the phenomenon of caring as it is experienced by nurse administrators and in turn experienced by their subordinates.
Sigma Membership
Epsilon Zeta
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Phenomenology
Research Approach
Mixed/Multi Method Research
Keywords:
Nursing Administration, Nursing Behavior, Watson's Theory of Caring
Advisor
Rita L. Ailinger
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
George Mason University
Degree Year
1995
Recommended Citation
Summers, Barbara L. Young, "Caring and transformation in oncology nursing administration: Paradigms of leadership" (2019). Dissertations. 473.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/473
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
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Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-03-29
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9532093; ProQuest document ID: 304285959. The author still retains copyright.