European Academic Research ISSN 2286-4822
ISSN-L 2286-4822
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Article Name :
Determine the association of Nurses Leadership Practices with Staff Retention and Practices of Quality Care
Author Name :
IMRAN, MUHAMMAD AFZAL, MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN, DR. SYED AMIR GILLANI
Publisher :
Bridge Center
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Abstract :
Introduction: Head nurses and staff nurses plays a critical role in providing safe quality care to patients every day. Nurses provide direct care to the patients and their turnover affects the quality of patient care. The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between head nurses’ leadership practices with staff nurses retention and quality care. Method: This descriptive correlational study conducted in Governmental Hospital, Lahore. The convenient sampling technique used and 137 nurses sample size was taken according to Salvain formula. Well-adopted questionnaire as per Likert scale was used to examine the nurses’ perception of head nurses’ leadership practices and outcomes on staff retention and staff perception of the quality of care. Results: The finding of this study showed that staff nurses had given low rating to their head nurses use of Kouzes and Posner’s five leadership practices. The all five leadership practices had positive relationship with nurses’ retention and quality of care. The results showed that there is statistically significance as p-value < 0.05. Conclusion: To promote high quality of care and retention for nurses, it is important for head nurses to develop five leadership practices as defined by Kouzes and Posner.
Keywords :
Nurses leadership, Staff retention, Quality care

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