Transformational Nurse Leadership and Job Satisfaction: A systematic literature review
Wan, Julie (2023)
2023
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Job dissatisfaction among nurses is a serious problem that has been persisting for a long time and it needs to be addressed with effective measures. Four contributors have been identified to the situation which are staffing problems, organizational support, risk to others self and personal impacts.
This study explores the role of nurse leaders in improving job satisfaction among nurses through the Transformational Leadership style and how can health care organization help to promote Transformational Leadership to nurse leaders in the workplace. The systematic literature review method is selected to explore the topic in greater depth. The review has identified and selected 13 articles. They are summarized in a table to provide the reader with a detailed overview of the contents. From the selected articles, 11 articles are identified as observational studies while 2 articles applied the systematic literature review method. For quality assessment, STROBE is used on all observational studies while CASP is applied only to systematic literature review studies.
The systematic literature review has revealed that the Transformational Leadership style promotes empowerment, active communication, supervisor support, and autonomy, and as a result, these components contribute to improving self-efficacy and self-determination as well as strengthening the social identity among the nurses. Moreover, Transformational Leadership has great potential to reduce burnout. The Transformational Leadership style enables the nurse leader to empower the nurses through the accessibility of information, support and guidance, responding to their concerns, and helping them to advance in their careers. These actions have positive impacts on improving autonomy, self-efficacy, and self-determination. She could help to improve teamwork by strengthening the social identity of the team members by sharing and reinforcing common goals and visions. Transformational Leadership style contributes to establishing and nurturing good relationships with others through active communication. As a result of active communication, nurses would receive adequate supervisor support. The nurses who are supported psychologically and emotionally by their nurse leader would experience less burnout, therefore, improving their job satisfaction.
Present and future nurse leaders need motivational support from their employers to apply the Transformational Leadership style in their profession at their workplace. Therefore, the healthcare organization plays a vital role in establishing organizational strategies that support and encourage nurse leaders to apply the Transformational Leadership style and these strategies could include policy, training, and education.
The results of this study could help to convince and motivate current and future nurse leaders to utilize the Transformational Leadership style in their careers as well as to persuade health organizations to set aside more resources for Transformational Leadership skills building.
This study explores the role of nurse leaders in improving job satisfaction among nurses through the Transformational Leadership style and how can health care organization help to promote Transformational Leadership to nurse leaders in the workplace. The systematic literature review method is selected to explore the topic in greater depth. The review has identified and selected 13 articles. They are summarized in a table to provide the reader with a detailed overview of the contents. From the selected articles, 11 articles are identified as observational studies while 2 articles applied the systematic literature review method. For quality assessment, STROBE is used on all observational studies while CASP is applied only to systematic literature review studies.
The systematic literature review has revealed that the Transformational Leadership style promotes empowerment, active communication, supervisor support, and autonomy, and as a result, these components contribute to improving self-efficacy and self-determination as well as strengthening the social identity among the nurses. Moreover, Transformational Leadership has great potential to reduce burnout. The Transformational Leadership style enables the nurse leader to empower the nurses through the accessibility of information, support and guidance, responding to their concerns, and helping them to advance in their careers. These actions have positive impacts on improving autonomy, self-efficacy, and self-determination. She could help to improve teamwork by strengthening the social identity of the team members by sharing and reinforcing common goals and visions. Transformational Leadership style contributes to establishing and nurturing good relationships with others through active communication. As a result of active communication, nurses would receive adequate supervisor support. The nurses who are supported psychologically and emotionally by their nurse leader would experience less burnout, therefore, improving their job satisfaction.
Present and future nurse leaders need motivational support from their employers to apply the Transformational Leadership style in their profession at their workplace. Therefore, the healthcare organization plays a vital role in establishing organizational strategies that support and encourage nurse leaders to apply the Transformational Leadership style and these strategies could include policy, training, and education.
The results of this study could help to convince and motivate current and future nurse leaders to utilize the Transformational Leadership style in their careers as well as to persuade health organizations to set aside more resources for Transformational Leadership skills building.