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Management
Jennifer Jackson, Lorelli Nowell
Summary: Nurse managers faced challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic due to uncertainty and frequent changes in demands. Their roles and responsibilities might have changed, requiring them to continue providing high-quality care and support to their staff in a difficult environment.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Helga Jonsdottir, Solveig H. Sverrisdottir, Anna Hafberg, Geirny Omarsdottir, Erla D. Ragnarsdottir, Steinunn Ingvarsdottir, Brynja Ingadottir, Elin J. G. Hafsteinsdottir, Sigriour Zoega, Katrin Blondal
Summary: The study highlighted the crucial role of nurse managers in organizing and leading the establishment and operation of a hospital-based outpatient clinic for COVID-19 infected patients. It also emphasized the importance of resource management, teamwork, and support from hospital directors in enabling nurse managers to fully utilize their professional capacity in challenging circumstances.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Erebouni Arakelian, Gudrun Rudolfsson
Summary: The study found that Swedish perioperative nurse managers face various challenges, including heavy workloads and lack of time for reflection. To alleviate these challenges, nurse managers need to carefully select tasks, create realistic schedules, and find time to cultivate inner peace.
Article
Management
Monica Vazquez-Calatayud, Elena Regaira-Martinez, Carmen Rumeu-Casares, Beatriz Paloma-Mora, Ainhoa Esain, Cristina Oroviogoicoechea
Summary: Frontline nurse managers have faced challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, including constant adaptation to change, participation in decision-making, management of uncertainty, prioritization of staff well-being, preservation of humanized care, and unity. Understanding their experiences can help in preparing for future health disasters.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Management
Samar Ismail Abu Mansour, Ghada Mohammad Abu Shosha
Summary: This study aims to explore the experiences of Jordanian first-line nurse managers during COVID-19. The results revealed that the nurses faced unprecedented pressure and employed strategies to strengthen the health system and enhance resilience. The presence of a supportive team and exposure to new experiences during the crisis also played a role in the managers' development. The study emphasizes the importance of providing adequately trained staff and medical equipment, as well as strengthening emergency training and response plans in hospitals.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Katja Pursio, Paivi Kankkunen, Tarja Kvist
Summary: This study describes nurse managers' perceptions of nurses' professional autonomy in hospitals and their role in promoting it. The findings reveal three themes: individual qualities behind independent actions, limited influencing opportunities in the organization, and physicians' central effect. The results suggest that nurse managers and organizational leadership should maximize nurses' expertise and encourage self-leadership.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Robin Ion, Alison Craswell, Lynda Hughes, Amy Johnston, Lynn Kilbride, Natasha Hubbard-Murdoch, Debra Massey
Summary: Education leaders for nurse education worldwide demonstrated adaptability, flexibility, and a commitment to student-centered decision making during the COVID-19 pandemic. They faced different challenges, but shared a common goal of ensuring safety and fostering partnerships for the future. The move to online learning accelerated existing trends and may continue, prompting the sector to consider preparing and supporting current and future leaders under prolonged pressure.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Cate Nagle, Olumuyiwa Omonaiye, Paul N. Bennett
Summary: This study explored the understanding and experience of Nurse and Midwifery Unit Managers (NMUMs) regarding their role, as well as the barriers and facilitators they identified in achieving their clinical goals, and their career plans. Findings revealed system challenges, lack of preparedness, limited support, and frustration in decision-making processes among NMUMs. Most NMUMs did not envision a career beyond their current role, highlighting a need for targeted interventions to support and develop their capabilities.
Article
Nursing
Yan Chen, Huiping Jiang, Ya Shen, Huifeng Gu, Peihong Zhou
Summary: This study aims to explore the experiences of female new nurse managers during the COVID-19 pandemic. It utilized a phenomenological design and qualitative descriptive analysis. The findings revealed that new nurse managers faced significant stress and exhaustion in their roles, highlighting the importance of providing them with support and assistance.
Article
Management
Anu Nurmeksela, Judith F. Zedreck Gonzalez, Juha Kinnunen, Tarja Kvist
Summary: Nurse managers anticipate a future shift towards shared governance, proactive and systematic work, evidence-based practices, and an improvement in organisation attractiveness and effectiveness.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Karen R. Fowler, Leslie K. Robbins
Summary: Nurse leaders play a crucial role in improving nursing efficiencies and quality of care, particularly during crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Research has shown the importance of transformational leadership characteristics in crisis situations. Effective nursing leadership is essential for clear communication and organization advancement during global health emergencies. Leadership research during and post-COVID-19 is vital for understanding the evolving dynamics in the nursing profession.
WORLDVIEWS ON EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING
(2022)
Article
Management
Sinem Ozmen, Havva Arslan Yurumezoglu
Summary: This study aimed to understand the experiences of nurse managers during the pandemic, with a focus on the difficulties and opportunities they encountered. Data from 19 nurse managers working in pandemic management at a university hospital in Turkey were collected through semi-structured interviews. Content analysis revealed six themes related to the experiences of nurse managers, including initial reactions to the crisis, ineffective crisis management, excessive workload, moral burden in decision-making, support from colleagues and other multidisciplinary teams, and nurse manager empowerment. The nurse managers faced challenges in their roles during the pandemic but also saw it as an opportunity to identify and address deficiencies in hospital management at all levels, highlighting the importance of their leadership and decision-making roles.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Angel Boned-Galan, Nieves Lopez-Ibort, Ana Isabel Gil-Lacruz, Ana Gascon-Catalan
Summary: This study aims to assess and compare the stress levels of nurse managers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as identify predictive factors. The results showed a significant increase in job demands and perceived stress levels among nurse managers during the pandemic. Predictors of perceived stress levels included job demands, working the morning shift, being young, and lack of motivation. Therefore, it is crucial to adapt the workplace to the personal characteristics of nurse managers and implement measures to enhance their motivation and reduce job demands to prevent stress.
Article
Management
Xueqin Guo, Lijuan Xiong, Yumei Wang, Xin Li, Yuhan Wang, Fang Xiao, Jia He, Yuting Xiang, Chenzi Xu
Summary: This study explores the perceptions of Chinese registered nurses on toxic leadership behaviors of nurse managers and determines its type, cause, and response measures. The results reveal that Chinese nurses are exposed to toxic leadership behaviors of nurse managers for multiple reasons and respond differently. This research has important implications for nursing management.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Gulcan Taskiran Eskici, Ece Uysal Kasap, Emel Gumus
Summary: This study aimed to explore the relationship between nurse managers' leadership behavior and nurses' levels of job satisfaction and compassion fatigue during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings revealed that nurse managers were mostly employee-oriented and change-oriented leaders. Nurses reported high levels of intrinsic and overall satisfaction, low levels of extrinsic satisfaction, and critical levels of compassion fatigue during the pandemic. Significant differences in job satisfaction, compassion fatigue, and change-oriented leadership scores were observed based on nurses' personal and professional characteristics. When nurse managers exhibited employee-oriented leadership behavior, nurses' compassion fatigue decreased and job satisfaction increased.