The influence of authentic leadership on safety climate in nursing

Abstract

Exhibiting the characteristics of authentic leadership, or improving them and reflecting them on to personnel can enhance the safety climate. Planning information sharing meetings to raise the personnel's awareness of safety climate and systemic improvements can contribute to creating safe care climates.

Psychometric properties of Authentic Leadership Self‐Assessment Questionnaire in a population‐based sample of Polish nurses

“…For instance, the statement I admit my mistakes to others (item_16), which was originally a part of the relational transparency, was qualified into the moral processing subscale. The above‐mentioned observations support the thesis about the need to develop a model of authentic leadership dedicated to nursing, which would consider rationing nursing care (Fast & Rankin, ) and patient safety (Agnew et al., ; Dirik & Seren Intepeler, ; Perry, ; Stewart & Usher, ). Such a model can be important for in improving the curricula of pre‐ and postgraduate courses.…”

“…Recently, it has been stressed in the literature that effective leadership in nursing is among crucial elements contributing to the proper functioning of healthcare systems guaranteeing patients’ safety (McCay, Lyles, & Larkey, ; Smith & Johnson, ) . Effective leadership can directly contribute to a positive change in the nurses’ behaviour in everyday clinical work: increasing the effectiveness of interdisciplinary teams, reducing the number of medical errors, increasing the safety of patients and medical staff and—consequently—improve medical services (Agnew, Flin, & Reid, ; Dirik & Seren Intepeler, ; Stewart & Usher, ).…”

The influence of authentic leadership on safety climate in nursing

“…Dear Editor, I am writing in relation to the article 'The influence of authentic leadership on safety climate in nursing' (Dirik & Intepeler, 2017). The study showed how authentic leadership affects safety climate by administering a survey with questions related to patient safety.…”

Identifying and Ranking Authentic Leadership Components in Professors with a Humanistic Approach in Higher Education Organizations

“…Reasoning and rationalism is another component identified in the present study. Reasoning and reasoning abilities are at the highest level after data processing (Dirik, Seren Intepeler, 2017). Professors who possess this attribute have received sufficient knowledge and are now given valuable experience in teaching.…”