The Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Quality of Nursing Work Life in Hospital

Background: Increased productivity and performance of nurses are expected to meet the demands of improving the quality of health services. However, most nurses have limited control over their workload. Nurses are faced with many different situations every day, and there is no specific leadership sty...

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Published inInternational journal of caring sciences Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 1416 - 1422
Main Authors Suratno, Kaluku, Ariyanti, Saleh, Kadar, Kusrini S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nicosia Professor Despina Sapountzi - Krepia Publisher of the International Journal of Caring Sciences 01.09.2018
Subjects
Empowerment
Health care
Health services
Hospitals
Influence
Job satisfaction
Leadership
Nurses
Nursing
Quality
Questionnaires
Transformational leadership
Work environment
Workloads
Indonesia
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Summary:Background: Increased productivity and performance of nurses are expected to meet the demands of improving the quality of health services. However, most nurses have limited control over their workload. Nurses are faced with many different situations every day, and there is no specific leadership style suitable for all situations. Therefore, nurses must be flexible in their leadership style, and adjust this to suit circumstances. Transformational leadership is strategically used to improve the work effectiveness of nurses. Objective: This study aims to determine the relationship between transformational leadership and Quality Of Nursing Work Life (QNWL). Methods: This study uses a cross-sectional approach. The population is nurses in 5 Makassar City Regional Hospitals with a working period of more than 1 year, and by survey, 542 respondents were obtained. Data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed using Rho Spearman correlation with a significance level of 0.01. Result: The results showed that the highest mean values in the leadership style variables were inspirational motivation which was 11.9 (SD ± 3.33). whereas in QNWL, the work context is the highest category is 43%. Transformational leadership is significantly related to QNWL (p = 0,000, r = 0,28). So transformational leadership is able to increase QNWL by 28%. Conclusion: Transformational leadership has a direct influence on QNWL. Leadership strategies are very important to enhance the role of nurses where leaders can create effective work environments for nurses and improve the quality of services provided to patients.
ISSN:1791-5201
1792-037X