Trevizan M A, Mendes I A, Fávero N, Melo M R
Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 1998 Dec;6(5):77-82.
Considering communication and leadership, authors examine the role of the leader as a focus of reception and transmission of information, based on the classification of Mintzberg related to their informative roles, such as the leader acting as monitor, disseminator and spokesman. Contextualizing this approach in the scenery of nursing management, authors study the dimension of nurses-leaders role as an essential element of communication in the systems of organization of nursing care.
