The work environment and leadership 
in nursing: an integrative review

Abstract

Objetivo: Verificar la relación entre el ambiente laboral y el liderazgo del enfermero. Método: Revisión integrativa de la literatura cuyo inventario fue llevado a cabo en las bases de datos LILACS, PubMed, CINAHL y en el portal de revistas SciELO, en el perío-do de enero a abril de 2013. Los criterios de inclusión fueron: indexación en el perío-do de 2006 a 2013, que trabajase la relación entre el ambiente laboral y el liderazgo ejercido por el enfermero en la conducción de su equipo y que estuviese disponible en los idiomas inglés, español y portugués. Resultados: La muestra se constituyó de 12 artículos que atendieron a los criterios planteados. Conclusión: Los resultados muestran que el liderazgo causa impacto en el ambiente laboral. Sin embargo, no se encontraron estudios que mostrasen la influencia del ambiente laboral en el liderazgo del enfermero.

A enfermagem diante do espelho desvelando a liderança transpessoal no cuidado da equipe

“…In nursing, these relationships are complex, and comparative studies between the perception of nursing technicians and the nurse reveal discrepancies between what the leader says he or she communicates and interacts and what is perceived by the team (15) . The difference between an administrator and a leader is the focus on personal relationships, considering these are different activities with very different concepts: management as a process of organization, and leadership as involvement with people, both of which are essential to achieve success (4) .…”

“…However, leadership should be further investigated so that the provided evidence can effectively support nursing work and improve this competence that is so decisive in routine work. Interdisciplinarity and shared management are two of the many paths toward this competency that can enhance team autonomy and self-realisation (4) . These paths stress the importance of valuing the needs of team members by adopting strategies and behaviours that also promote the health of the team.…”

“…The keywords: leadership, nursing, care, servant and Transpersonal used to search the databases revealed the predominance of studies that focus on leadership skills and difficulties, and few references to: Servant Leadership; team care and/or Transpersonality (1,4,(9)(10) . Thus, the guiding question of this study is: How does the leading nurse construct a relationship of care with the team based on his or her transpersonality?…”

Liderança do enfermeiro e sua relação com o ambiente de trabalho hospitalar

“…However, one integrative review carried out from 2006 to 2013 did not find other studies showing the same influence. (8) In order to fill this gap, Balsanelli and Cunha (9) carried out a study in four intensive care units (ICUs), being two from private hospitals and two from public teaching hospitals. The results showed that the work environment was not related to nursing leadership (p=0.852).…”

Expectativas da equipe de enfermagem em relação à liderança

“…Leadership, when grounded in knowledge and in technical, administrative and relational abilities strengthens the team competencies and creates security in the performance of activities. (7,8) The study presented in this article analyzed the expectations in relation to the future leadership of the manager, from the perspective of the subordinate and in a context where this subordinate participates in a consultative process for the selection of the managers. The study was conducted in the environment of a public university hospital that, for many years, has adopted a participatory process of choice for the nurse managers.…”