Management and leadership: analysis of nurse manager's knowledge

Relationship between nurses' leadership styles and power bases

“…This has motivated this research, which aimed to contribute to the knowledge on the theoretical model of leadership exerted by nurses in the hospital context. Recent research (12) has underlined the importance of the knowledge nurses should have on leadership, management and power concepts, theories and research.…”

“…This and other studies (12) provide useful scientific knowledge to the exercise of new positions and competences.…”

Políticas e tecnologias de gestão em serviços de saúde e de enfermagem

“…The text states that the new management models must be introduced to make t he necessary changes in the health sector feasible, to increase care coverage with equality, efficiency and efficacy (5).…”

“…As for nurses specifically, authors refer that nurses present a "political fragility" which reflects on the "political vacuum" of their speeches, in the small participation in public spaces, and in their difficulty to be leaders, especially in interdisciplinary health work (5)(6) . This political fragility is clear in the participation of Nursing disconnected from the construction of health policies which has "legitimized health policies that may or may not favor the consolidation of SUS" (5) . Furthermore, these professionals are frequently in intermediate levels of the management hierarchy, their management hierarchy is limited and confusing, distant from interdisciplinary practices, jeopardizing quality of care provided (7) .…”

Significados atribuídos ao líder na visão de enfermeiras

“…O fenômeno da mudança retrata um dos marcos da contemporaneidade e consiste no resultado de modificações contínuas, envolvendo diversos setores como o econômico, o político, o filosófico e o tecnológico (7) . A mudança constante é uma forma de vida nas organizações percebida não como uma probabilidade, mas sim, como uma certeza (8) .…”