Breed Maria, Downing Charlene, Ally Hafisa
Department of Nursing, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg.
Curationis. 2020 Feb 27;43(1):e1-e9. doi: 10.4102/curationis.v43i1.2011.
Nurse leadership is about aligning employees to a vision. This happens with buy-in, motivation and communication. When conducive environments are created by organisations, the motivation of nurse leaders will be enhanced, which will have a positive outcome on the organisation. Highly motivated nurse leaders accomplish more and are more productive. Nurse leadership is an essential source of support, mentorship and role modelling. These attributes tend to be more evident when nurse leaders are motivated.
The objective of this study was to determine the factors that influence the motivation of nurse leaders.
A quantitative, descriptive design and stratified sampling was used. Participants comprised unit managers (n = 49) from five hospitals in a private hospital group in South Africa. A self-administered questionnaire, namely, the Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale, was used to collect the data. Data were analysed using the IBM SPSS 22.0 program.
The results indicated that the nurse leaders in this study were intrinsically motivated. Their motivation was influenced by support, relatedness, autonomy and competence. No relationships were found between motivation and age, years in a management position, gender, qualifications and staff-reporting structure.
By implication, to understand what motivates nurse leaders and to keep them motivated, recommendations were proposed to nursing and human resources management. It is expected that the implementation of the recommendations will have a positive influence on patient outcomes, organisational success and the motivation and satisfaction of nurse leaders.
护士领导力在于使员工认同一个愿景。这通过员工的认同、积极性和沟通来实现。当组织营造出有利环境时，护士领导者的积极性将会增强，这将给组织带来积极成果。积极性高的护士领导者能取得更多成就且工作效率更高。护士领导力是支持、指导和树立榜样的重要源泉。当护士领导者有积极性时，这些特质往往会更加明显。
本研究的目的是确定影响护士领导者积极性的因素。
采用定量描述性设计和分层抽样。参与者包括南非一家私立医院集团五家医院的科室经理（n = 49）。使用一份自填式问卷，即多维工作动机量表来收集数据。数据使用IBM SPSS 22.0程序进行分析。
结果表明，本研究中的护士领导者具有内在动机。他们的动机受到支持、人际关系、自主性和能力的影响。未发现动机与年龄、管理职位年限、性别、学历和员工汇报结构之间存在关联。
由此，为了解激励护士领导者的因素并保持他们的积极性，向护理和人力资源管理部门提出了建议。预计这些建议的实施将对患者结局、组织成功以及护士领导者的积极性和满意度产生积极影响。
