Transformational Leadership of Nurse Managers as Perceived byRegistered Nurses, in Divisional Hospitals, The Republic of Fiji (original) (raw)
Introduction: Leadership style of nurse managers play an important role on registered nurses’ retention and organizational productivity thru quality nursing care which is costly to healthcare organizations. This study intends to examine registered nurse’s overall perception of transformational leadership and its related factors of nurse manager in divisional hospitals, The Republic of Fiji. Method: This descriptive study included 348 nurses selected from 3 divisional hospitals in The Republic of Fiji. Random proportional stratified sampling was used. Research instruments consisted of demographic data form, and the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze data. Results: Response rate was 73% where majority 223 (91%) were females and 21 (9%) were male respondents. Transformational leadership was rated at a moderate level (x̄) = 49.68, SD = 18.31). The seven factors related to transformational leadership namely (i) management by exception; (ii) i...
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