Relationship to the leadership of nurses and their well-being at work - a systematic literature review
Palenius, Sofia (2022)
2022
All rights reserved. This publication is copyrighted. You may download, display and print it for Your own personal use. Commercial use is prohibited.
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202204084796
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202204084796
Tiivistelmä
Globally, a large number of health care professionals have considered changing their careers due to lack of support by their managers and increasing amount of emotional stress. This systematic literature review’s purpose was to explore the importance of leadership for the well-being of nurses. The aim of this study was to increase knowledge of leadership styles and practices and how they can affect nurses' well-being at work.
As for methods, this study was conducted as a systematic literature review. Data was collected from several different databases between the years 2015-2020 and ten empirical research were chosen. Two information searches were carried out in January and March 2022. Content analysis was used in the study.
The results showed that leadership styles and practices did matter when looking at their impact on nurses’ well-being. Using a transformational leadership style, supporting employees, and investing job resources affected positively nurses’ well-being. Leadership increased the meaning of work and prevented the emotional exhaustion of nurses. On the other hand, stressors in the organization, such as staff shortages, decreased nurses’ well-being. High job demands increased nurses’ burnout levels and the risk that nurses overcommit their work and want to leave their profession.
This may indicate health care organizations should take more into account employees’ well-being, as it can be seen as an investment to the organization. Nurses’ well-being increases patient safety, and leadership has an important role in it, as it matters how and what kind of leadership practices are used.
As for methods, this study was conducted as a systematic literature review. Data was collected from several different databases between the years 2015-2020 and ten empirical research were chosen. Two information searches were carried out in January and March 2022. Content analysis was used in the study.
The results showed that leadership styles and practices did matter when looking at their impact on nurses’ well-being. Using a transformational leadership style, supporting employees, and investing job resources affected positively nurses’ well-being. Leadership increased the meaning of work and prevented the emotional exhaustion of nurses. On the other hand, stressors in the organization, such as staff shortages, decreased nurses’ well-being. High job demands increased nurses’ burnout levels and the risk that nurses overcommit their work and want to leave their profession.
This may indicate health care organizations should take more into account employees’ well-being, as it can be seen as an investment to the organization. Nurses’ well-being increases patient safety, and leadership has an important role in it, as it matters how and what kind of leadership practices are used.