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Although some may feel hesitant about joining a professional organization, induction is largely expected in the nursing community. This article offers insight to help nurses make informed decisions about membership.
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Relações Interprofissionais , Sociedades de Enfermagem/organização & administração , Análise Custo-Benefício , Humanos , Estados UnidosRESUMO
AIM: The aim of this study was to examine the relationships among education, leadership experience, emotional intelligence and transformational leadership of nurse managers. BACKGROUND: Nursing leadership research provides limited evidence of predictors of transformational leadership style in nurse managers. METHODS: A predictive correlational design was used with a sample of nurse managers (n = 148) working in varied health care settings. Data were collected using the Genos Emotional Intelligence Inventory, the Multi-factor Leadership Questionnaire and a demographic questionnaire. Simple linear and multiple regression analyses were used to examine relationships. RESULTS: A statistically significant relationship was found between emotional intelligence and transformational leadership (r = 0.59, P < 0.001) explaining 34% variance in transformational leadership. CONCLUSIONS: Nurse managers should be well informed of the predictors of transformational leadership in order to pursue continuing education and development opportunities related to those predictors. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: The results of this study emphasise the need for emotional intelligence continuing education, leadership development and leader assessment programmes.
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Liderança , Enfermeiros Administradores/psicologia , Enfermeiros Administradores/normas , Adulto , Idoso , Inteligência Emocional , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Enfermeiros Administradores/estatística & dados numéricos , Psicometria/instrumentação , Psicometria/métodos , Psicometria/estatística & dados numéricos , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosAssuntos
Enfermagem Baseada em Evidências/organização & administração , Armazenamento e Recuperação da Informação/métodos , Infecção da Ferida Cirúrgica/prevenção & controle , Anti-Infecciosos Locais/economia , Anti-Infecciosos Locais/uso terapêutico , Clorexidina/economia , Clorexidina/uso terapêutico , Equipamentos e Provisões Hospitalares/economia , Humanos , Pesquisa Metodológica em EnfermagemRESUMO
Aspiration pneumonia is associated with significantly high morbidity and mortality rates, accompanied by high health care costs. As a result, aspiration pneumonia preventive efforts are a national priority. The development of an intervention model for the prevention of aspiration pneumonia in high-risk medical-surgical inpatients at an urban teaching hospital is described. The intervention model consists of the implementation and evaluation of a risk assessment tool and development of an aspiration pneumonia prevention protocol.
