Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
J Adv Nurs. 2011 Mar;67(3):633-42. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05507.x. Epub 2010 Nov 16.
This paper is a report of an evaluation of the effects of a transformational leadership training programme on Unit Charge Nurses' leadership practices.
Current healthcare regulations in the European Union and accreditation efforts of hospitals for their services mandate transformation in healthcare services in Turkey. Therefore, the transformational leadership role of nurse managers is vital in determining and achieving long-term goals in this process.
The sample consisted of 30 Unit Charge Nurses with a baccalaureate degree and 151 observers at two university hospitals in Turkey. Data were collected using the Leadership Practices Inventory-Self and Observer (applied four times during a 14-month study process from December 2005 to January 2007). The transformational leadership training programme had theoretical (14 hours) and individual study (14 hours) in five sections. Means, standard deviations and percentages, repeated measure tests and two-way factor analysis were used for analysis.
According the Leadership Practices Inventory-Self and Observer ratings, leadership practices increased statistically significantly with the implementation of the programme. There were no significant differences between groups in age, length of time in current job and current position. The Unit Charge Nurses Leadership Practices Inventory self-ratings were significantly higher than those of the observers.
There is a need to develop similar programmes to improve the leadership skills of Unit Charge Nurses, and to make it mandatory for nurses assigned to positions of Unit Charge Nurse to attend this kind of leadership programme.
本文报告了一项转型领导培训计划对单元护士长领导实践的效果评估。
欧盟当前的医疗保健法规和医院为其服务进行认证的努力要求土耳其的医疗服务进行转型。因此，护士管理人员的转型领导角色对于确定和实现这一过程中的长期目标至关重要。
该样本包括土耳其两所大学附属医院的 30 名拥有学士学位的单元护士长和 151 名观察员。数据通过领导力实践量表自我和观察者（在 2005 年 12 月至 2007 年 1 月的 14 个月研究过程中应用了四次）收集。转型领导培训计划分为五个部分，包括理论（14 小时）和个人学习（14 小时）。使用均值、标准差和百分比、重复测量检验和双向因子分析进行分析。
根据领导力实践量表自我和观察者的评分，随着计划的实施，领导实践在统计上显著增加。年龄、当前工作时间和当前职位在组间没有显著差异。单元护士长的领导力实践量表自我评分明显高于观察员。
需要开发类似的计划来提高单元护士长的领导技能，并将其作为分配到单元护士长职位的护士的强制性要求。
