Usama Saleh
King Abdullah Medical City, Saudi Arabia
Title: The impact of nurse managers' leadership styles on ward staffs
Biography
Biography: Usama Saleh
Abstract
Background: Leadership style is related to job satisfaction, retention, costs, and quality of care. The leadership styles of
managers can be crucial in the healthcare settings; however, very few studies are focused on them.
Aim: To explore the nature of leadership styles employed by the nursing management team as perceived by bedside nurses.
Method: The study employed qualitative methodology, with 35 bedside nurses working in different specialties of a territory
medical city.
Data Collection: Consisted of completing demographic and professional information and a one-time semi-structured
interview using open-ended questions.
Analysis: A phenomenologic-hermeneutic approach was used to identify major themes.
Results: The findings showed that participants described four major themes relating to the nature of the leadership styles they
encountered: relational leadership, preferential leadership, communication chain leadership, and ineffectual leadership.
Conclusion: The leadership styled employed by nurse managers has a tremendous impact on nurses’ satisfaction, turnover,
and quality patient care.