How do we use leadership to keep our nurses?

Background: The nursing profession is facing some of the highest turnover and shortage rates in healthcare as registered nurses plan to leave their positions more than any other healthcare professional. Although retention is a multifaceted issue evidence has shown leadership to have positive influences.

Results: Transformational leadership encourages an environment in which registered nurses intend to stay in their positions and are less likely to leave.

Conclusion: Nursing managers and members of leadership need to examine their leadership capabilities introspectively to assess factors pertaining to the dissemination of their leadership which could encourage nurses to leave their positions or the profession.

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Title: ScienceOpen Posters

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Publication date (Electronic preprint): 16 January 2023

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[1 ] Faculty of Nursing, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N9B 3P4

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[* ]Email: goensb@ 123456uwindsor.ca .

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Becky Goens https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6423-3271

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DOI: 10.14293/S2199-1006.1.SOR-.PPS2M38.v1

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Date received : 16 January 2023

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[1] AbuAlRub R.F., Nasrallah M.A.. Leadership behaviours, organizational culture and intention to stay amongst Jordanian nurses. International Nursing Review. Vol. 64(4):520–527. 2017. Wiley. [Cross Ref]

[2] Brewer Carol S., Kovner Christine T., Djukic Maja, Fatehi Farida, Greene William, Chacko Thomas P., Yang Yulin. Impact of transformational leadership on nurse work outcomes. Journal of Advanced Nursing. Vol. 72(11):2879–2893. 2016. Wiley. [Cross Ref]

[3] Ferreira Thelen Daiana Mendonça, Mesquita Gabriel Reis, Melo Giulia Cipriano, Oliveira Mariana Santos, Bucci Ana Flávia, Porcari Thaís Aparecida, Teles Mayara Gombrade, Altafini Júlia, Dias Flávia Carvalho Pena, Gasparino Renata Cristina. The influence of nursing leadership styles on the outcomes of patients, professionals and institutions: An integrative review. Journal of Nursing Management. Vol. 30(4):936–953. 2022. Wiley. [Cross Ref]

[4] Goh Andy Ming Jin, Ang Shin Yuh, Della Phillip Roy. Leadership style of nurse managers as perceived by registered nurses: A cross-sectional survey. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare. Vol. 27(3):205–210. 2018. SAGE Publications. [Cross Ref]

[5] Labrague Leodoro J., Nwafor Chidozie E., Tsaras Konstantinos. Influence of toxic and transformational leadership practices on nurses' job satisfaction, job stress, absenteeism and turnover intention: A cross‐sectional study. Journal of Nursing Management. Vol. 28(5):1104–1113. 2020. Wiley. [Cross Ref]

[6] Liang Hui-Yu, Tang Fu-In, Wang Tze-Fang, Lin Kai-Ching, Yu Shu. Nurse characteristics, leadership, safety climate, emotional labour and intention to stay for nurses: a structural equation modelling approach. Journal of Advanced Nursing. Vol. 72(12):3068–3080. 2016. Wiley. [Cross Ref]

[7] Lavoie-Tremblay Mélanie, Fernet Claude, Lavigne Geneviève L., Austin Stéphanie. Transformational and abusive leadership practices: impacts on novice nurses, quality of care and intention to leave. Journal of Advanced Nursing. Vol. 72(3):582–592. 2016. Wiley. [Cross Ref]

[8] Lyu Xiaochen, Akkadechanunt Thitinut, Soivong Pratum, Juntasopeepun Phanida. Factors influencing intention to stay of male nurses: A descriptive predictive study. Nursing & Health Sciences. Vol. 24(1):322–329. 2022. Wiley. [Cross Ref]

[9] Magbity J.B., Ofei A.M.A., Wilson D.. Leadership Styles of Nurse Managers and Turnover Intention. Hospital Topics. Vol. 98(2):45–50. 2020. Informa UK Limited. [Cross Ref]

[10] Pishgooie Amir Hossain, Atashzadeh‐Shoorideh Foroozan, Falcó‐Pegueroles Anna, Lotfi Zahra. Correlation between nursing managers’ leadership styles and nurses' job stress and anticipated turnover. Journal of Nursing Management. Vol. 27(3):527–534. 2019. Wiley. [Cross Ref]

[11] Suliman Mohammad, Almansi Shaheerha, Mrayyan Majd, ALBashtawy Mohammed, Aljezawi Mean. Effect of nurse managers’ leadership styles on predicted nurse turnover. Nursing Management. Vol. 27(5):23–28. 2020. RCN Publishing Ltd. [Cross Ref]

[12] Wang Lin, Tao Hong, Bowers Barbara J., Brown Roger, Zhang Yaqing. When nurse emotional intelligence matters: How transformational leadership influences intent to stay. Journal of Nursing Management. Vol. 26(4):358–365. 2018. Wiley. [Cross Ref]