Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria 'Ospedali Riuniti', Ancona, Italy.
Politecnica delle Marche University, Ascoli Piceno, Italy.
J Nurs Manag. 2021 Sep;29(6):1465-1475. doi: 10.1111/jonm.13297. Epub 2021 Mar 18.
To investigate which morality traits are more important for nurses to determine positive opinions of their nurse manager.
People selected morality more often than sociability and competence when forming a positive opinion towards an ideal or a newcomer manager.
A multicentre, cross-sectional study was carried out by administering two questionnaires to 775 nurses on the influence of morality, sociability and competence traits on their impression formation processes.
Regarding nurses' perceptions about the morality, sociability and competence traits of an ideal nurse manager, the total score for morality was 20.0; for sociability, it was 14.2; and for competence, it was 19.6. For nurses' opinions about a new nurse manager, the total score of the morality section was 16.2, which was very similar to the total score of the competence section (mean = 16.1).
Morality positively influences nurses' initial impression of an ideal manager, and though it seems to be a necessary condition, it is not sufficient by itself to support the nursing staff's perception towards a new manager.
Our findings could be useful in better understanding the role of morality in social perceptions and behavioural consequences of staff nurses towards their nurse manager.
探讨哪些道德特质对护士对其护士长的正面评价更为重要。
在对理想或新管理者形成积极看法时，人们更倾向于选择道德特质，而不是社交性和能力。
通过向 775 名护士发放两份问卷，进行一项多中心、横断面研究，以调查道德、社交性和能力特质对他们印象形成过程的影响。
关于护士对理想护士长的道德、社交性和能力特质的看法，道德特质的总分为 20.0；社交性特质的总分为 14.2；能力特质的总分为 19.6。对于新护士长，道德部分的总分为 16.2，与能力部分的总分为 16.1 非常相似。
道德特质积极影响护士对理想管理者的初步印象，虽然它似乎是一个必要条件，但本身不足以支持护理人员对新管理者的看法。
我们的研究结果有助于更好地理解道德在员工护士对其护士长的社会认知和行为后果中的作用。
