Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Nursing leadership in Ireland: experiences and obstacles

Nursing leadership in Ireland: experiences and obstacles This paper aims to investigate nurses’ experiences of leadership within health care in the Republic of Ireland.Design/methodology/approachThis mainly qualitative study made use of a mail survey sent to a random national selection of registered nurses. Participants were asked to provide narrative descriptors of good nursing leadership and identify obstacles to such leadership.FindingsParticipants mainly provided examples of nursing leadership within a hierarchical context (concentrated leadership), such as meeting organisational goals and decision-making. While elements of distributed leadership were mentioned (good communication, providing help and support), they were mainly described as part of formal management roles, rather than leadership. Observed obstacles to developing nursing leadership included high workload, lack of support from management and peers, limited opportunities to gain experience, lack of education/training and poor work environments.Research limitations/implicationsThe small sample (n = 72) limits generalisation. A wider interdisciplinary effort to address experiences with nursing leadership in Ireland may be needed to inform health services of the issues from a broader perspective.Practical implicationsThe findings suggest that development of nursing leadership in Ireland may still be in its infancy, and that several obstacles need to be overcome.Originality/valueVery few studies have addressed narratives from nurses regarding personal experiences with nursing leadership. The examples provided by participants have yielded significant insight into the issues they encounter, which are reflective of health care elsewhere. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Leadership in Health Services Emerald Publishing

Nursing leadership in Ireland: experiences and obstacles

Download PDF
16 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/emerald-publishing/nursing-leadership-in-ireland-experiences-and-obstacles-vg34Vj30p4
Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
1751-1879
DOI
10.1108/lhs-11-2017-0068
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate nurses’ experiences of leadership within health care in the Republic of Ireland.Design/methodology/approachThis mainly qualitative study made use of a mail survey sent to a random national selection of registered nurses. Participants were asked to provide narrative descriptors of good nursing leadership and identify obstacles to such leadership.FindingsParticipants mainly provided examples of nursing leadership within a hierarchical context (concentrated leadership), such as meeting organisational goals and decision-making. While elements of distributed leadership were mentioned (good communication, providing help and support), they were mainly described as part of formal management roles, rather than leadership. Observed obstacles to developing nursing leadership included high workload, lack of support from management and peers, limited opportunities to gain experience, lack of education/training and poor work environments.Research limitations/implicationsThe small sample (n = 72) limits generalisation. A wider interdisciplinary effort to address experiences with nursing leadership in Ireland may be needed to inform health services of the issues from a broader perspective.Practical implicationsThe findings suggest that development of nursing leadership in Ireland may still be in its infancy, and that several obstacles need to be overcome.Originality/valueVery few studies have addressed narratives from nurses regarding personal experiences with nursing leadership. The examples provided by participants have yielded significant insight into the issues they encounter, which are reflective of health care elsewhere.

Journal

Leadership in Health Services – Emerald Publishing

Published: Jul 12, 2019

Keywords: Leadership; Distributed leadership; Leadership skills; Climate for promoting leadership; Leadership/management dichotomy; Nursing leadership

References

  • Qualities of exemplary nurse leaders: perspectives of frontline nurses
    Anonson, J.; Walker, M.E.; Arries, E.; Maposa, S.; Telford, P.; Berry, L.
  • The relationship between nursing leadership and patient satisfaction
    Bahadori, A.; Peyrovi, H.; Ashghali-Farahani, M.; Hajibabaee, F.; Haghani, H.
  • Conceptualizing clinical nurse leader practice: an interpretive synthesis
    Bender, M.
  • To distribute leadership or not? A lesson from the Islands
    Benson, A.M.; Blackman, D.
  • Distributed leadership, team working and service improvement in healthcare
    Boak, G.; Dickens, V.; Newson, A.; Brown, L.
  • Paths to nursing leadership
    Bondas, T.
  • Using thematic analysis in psychology
    Braun, V.; Clarke, V.
  • A method of analysing interview transcripts in qualitative research
    Burnard, P.
  • Leadership and emotional intelligence in nursing and midwifery education and practice: a discussion paper
    Carragher, J.; Gormley, K.
  • Nurses’ and midwives’ clinical leadership development needs: a mixed methods study
    Casey, M.; Mcnamara, M.; Fealy, G.; Geraghty, R.
  • Distributed leadership in health care teams: constellation role distribution and leadership practices
    Chreim, S.; Macnaughton, K.
  • Leading nurses: emotional intelligence and leadership development effectiveness
    Crowne, K.A.; Young, T.M.; Goldman, B.; Patterson, B.; Krouse, A.M.; Proenca, J.
  • Leadership in nursing and healthcare: an overview of theory, research and practice
    Cullen, J.; O’connell, R.; Curtis, E.A.; Cullen, J.
  • Factors contributing to nursing leadership: a systematic review
    Cummings, G.; Lee, H.; Macgregor, T.; Davey, M.; Wong, C.; Paul, L.; Stafford, E.
  • Developing leadership in nursing: the impact of education and training
    Curtis, E.A.; Sheerin, F.K.; De Vries, J.
  • Toward a stewardship theory of management
    Davis, J.H.; Schoorman, F.D.; Donaldson, L.
  • Developing compassionate leadership in health care: an integrative review
    De Zulueta, P.C.
  • Growing nurse leaders: their perspectives on nursing leadership and today’s practice environment
    Dyess, M.; Sherman, O.; Chiang-Hanisko, L.
  • Building leadership capacity in advanced nurse practitioners – the role of organisational management
    Elliott, N.
  • Nursing leadership practices as perceived by Finnish nursing staff: high ethics, less feedback and rewards
    Eneh, V.O.; Vehviläinen-Julkunen, K.; Kvist, T.
  • Reflections on distributive leadership for work-based mobile learning of Canadian registered nurses
    Fahlman, D.W.
  • Leadership behaviors of frontline staff nurses
    Fardellone, C.; Musil, C.M.; Smith, E.; Click, E.R.
  • Transformational leadership in nursing: a concept analysis
    Fischer, S.A.
  • Distributed leadership patterns and service improvement: evidence and argument from English healthcare
    Fitzgerald, L.; Ferlie, E.; Mcgivern, G.; Buchanan, D.
  • The relationship between transformational leadership and work engagement in governmental hospitals nurses: a survey study
    Hayati, D.; Charkhabi, M.; Naami, A.
  • Transformational leadership in nursing: towards a more critical interpretation
    Hutchinson, M.; Jackson, D.
  • Collaborative and interdisciplinary health care teams: ready or not?
    Jansen, L.
  • Unfinished nursing care, missed care, and implicitly rationed care: state of the science review
    Jones, T.L.; Hamilton, P.; Murry, N.
  • The relationship between multidimensional leadership and burnout among nursing staff
    Kanste, O.; Kyngäs, H.; Nikkilä, J.
  • Nursing leadership from bedside to boardroom
    Khoury, C.M.; Blizzard, R.; Moore, L.W.; Hassmiller, S.
  • Follow-ups in mail surveys. Empirical findings on the effects on the response rate, the responses and the sample composition
    Kunz, F.
  • The impact of nursing leadership training on evidence-based leadership and practice
    Kvist, T.; Tahka, K.; Ruotsalainen, M.; Tervo-Heikkinen, T.
  • Transformational leadership: is it time for a recall?
    Lee, M.
  • Leadership research in healthcare: a realist review
    Lega, F.; Prenestini, A.; Rosso, M.
  • Patterns of aggressive behavior in experimentally created social climates
    lewin, K.; Lippitt, R.; White, R.K.
  • Transformational leadership and safety performance among nurses: the mediating role of knowledge‐related job characteristics
    Lievens, I.; Vlerick, P.
  • Conflicting messages: examining the dynamics of leadership on interprofessional teams
    Lingard, L.; Vanstone, M.; Durrant, M.; Fleming-Carroll, B.; Lowe, M.; Rashotte, J.; Sinclair, L.; Tallett, S.
  • Situational, transformational, and transactional leadership and leadership development
    Mccleskey, J.A.
  • Nurse managers as transformational and transactional leaders
    Mcguire, E.; Kennerly, S.M.
  • What are the effective ways to translate clinical leadership into healthcare quality improvement?
    Mcsherry, R.; Pearce, P.
  • Guest editorial: Building a foundation for global nursing leadership
    Mancuso, L.
  • Attributes of clinical leadership in contemporary nursing: an integrative review
    Mannix, J.; Wilkes, L.; Daly, J.
  • Role of clinical nurse leadership in improving patient care: Jill Murphy and colleagues describe how clinical leadership has been defined and developed among nurse leaders in the republic of Ireland
    Murphy, J.; Quillinan, B.; Carolan, M.
  • Transformational leadership: a cascading chain reaction
    Murphy, L.
  • Leadership and better patient care: managing in the NHS
    Nicolson, P.; Rowland, E.; Lokman, P.; Fox, R.; Gabriel, Y.; Heffernan, K.; Smith, G.
  • A mixed-methods study of the causes and impact of poor teamwork between junior doctors and nurses
    O’connor, P.; O’dea, A.; Lydon, S.; Offiah, G.; Scott, J.; Flannery, A.; Lang, B.; Hoban, A.; Armstrong, C.; Byrne, D.
  • A systematic literature review of servant leadership theory in organizational contexts
    Parris, D.L.; Peachey, J.W.
  • The Francis report on the mid‐Staffordshire NHS foundation trust: putting patients first
    Roberts, D.
  • Better leadership for tomorrow
    Rose, L.
  • Distributed leadership in the operating room: a naturalistic observation study
    Rydenfält, C.; Johansson, G.; Odenrick, P.; Åkerman, K.; Larsson, P.-A.
  • How bad are the effects of bad leaders? A meta-analysis of destructive leadership and its outcomes
    Schyns, B.; Schilling, J.
  • The need for nursing leadership in uncertain times
    Sofarelli, D.; Brown, D.
  • Keeping positive and building strength: the role of affect and team leadership in developing resilience during an organizational crisis
    Sommer, S.A.; Howell, J.M.; Hadley, C.N.
  • The applicability of bass’s model of transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire leadership in the hospital administrative environment
    Spinelli, R.J.
  • A journey to leadership: designing a nursing leadership development program
    Swearingen, S.
  • Dare to be different: transformational leadership may hold the key to reducing the nursing shortage
    Thyer, G.L.
  • Exploration of transformational and distributed leadership
    Tomlinson, J.
  • Followership theory: a review and research agenda
    Uhl-Bien, M.; Riggio, R.E.; Lowe, K.B.; Carsten, M.K.
  • Mapping the landscape of shared leadership: a review and synthesis
    Ulhøi, J.P.; Müller, S.
  • Nurse managers’ perceptions related to their leadership styles, knowledge, and skills in these areas – a viewpoint: case of health centre wards in Finland
    Vesterinen, S.; Suhonen, M.; Isola, A.; Paasivaara, L.; Laukkala, H.
  • The future of nursing leadership: a commentary
    White, K.R.
  • Connecting nursing leadership and patient outcomes: state of the science
    Wong, C.A.
  • The relationship between nursing leadership and patient outcomes: a systematic review
    Wong, C.A.; Cummings, G.G.
  • Authentic leadership and nurse‐assessed adverse patient outcomes
    Wong, C.A.; Giallonardo, L.M.
  • The relationship between nursing leadership and patient outcomes: a systematic review update
    Wong, C.A.; Cummings, G.G.; Ducharme, L.
  • Democratic leadership: drawing distinctions with distributed leadership
    Woods, P.A.
  • Variabilities and dualities in distributed leadership: Findings from a systematic literature review
    Woods, P.A.; Bennett, N.; Harvey, J.A.; Wise, C.
  • A critical assessment of research on effective leadership behavior
    Yukl, G.; Michel, J.W.