Part 2: Nurses' career aspirations to management roles: qualitative findings from a national study of Canadian nurses

Wong, Carol; Laschinger, Heather K. Spence; MacDonald-Rencz, Sandra; Burkoski, Vanessa; Cummings, Greta G.; D’Amour, Danielle; Grinspun, Doris; Gurnham, Mary-Ellen; Huckstep, Sherri; Perkin, Karen; MacPhee, Maura; Matthews, Sue; O’Brien‐Pallas, Linda; Ritchie, Judith A.; Ruffolo, Maurio; Vincent, Leslie; Wilk, Piotr; Almost, Joan; Purdy, Nancy; Daniels, Frieda; Grau, Ashley L.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01451.x

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“…As expected in this study social support of their immediate supervisor influence nurses’ interest in management. This is in line with a study by Wong et al () where participants expressed that working with an effective manager stimulates interest in management roles. The JD‐R model suggests that different leadership styles will influence employees’ work motivation through job resources and job demands (Bakker & Demerouti, ).…”

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“…This study and earlier research (Laschinger et al, ; Wong et al, ) show that it is still the youngest nurses who report greater interest in pursuing management roles. Older nurses may have made a well thought‐through decision about their career.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 65%

“…A manager's control of goals, politics, rewards, and perceived fairness in the workplace provides them with considerable influence over how employees perceive their work environment (controlling vs. autonomous), which in turn can have an impact on employees’ sense of self‐determination (Gagné, ). Working for an effective, visible, and positive manager might inspire interest in a management role, as exemplified in earlier studies (Bondas, ; Wong et al, ). Nurses who receive social support from their immediate supervisor, such as constructive advice and appreciation of their work, could experience higher self‐esteem and the motivation to engage in management.…”

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confidence: 89%

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Making a career in hospitals: Determinants of registered nurses’ aspirations to become a manager

Haaland

Olsen

Mikkelsen

2019

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aim To examine seven determinants of Registered Nurses’ aspirations to become a manager in four Norwegian public hospitals. Background Research evidence shows that nurses submit few applications to management positions. Understanding the determinants that influence nurses’ aspirations to become managers can provide healthcare organizations with important knowledge on the drivers and barriers in recruitment and on the development of nurse managers. Design This study adopted a cross‐sectional web‐based survey design. Method Logistic regression analysis based on 2,630 Registered Nurses’ responses to a self‐completion survey in a Norwegian regional health authority collected during October 2014. The overall response rate was 40%. Results Findings indicate that men and younger nurses are most likely to report an aspiration in management. The social support of an immediate supervisor and institutional stress are positively associated with an aspiration to become a manager; however, high experienced workloads have the opposite effect. Conclusion Healthcare organizations should work strategically to develop a human resource management policy that ensures that the organization develops the nurse managers it needs now and in the future. Impact This study addresses the challenge of having enough qualified nurse managers. The main findings indicate that job demands can have both a negative and positive impact on nurses’ aspirations to become a manager. Healthcare organizations should, however, reduce demands and consider increasing job resources. The results should have an impact on the human resource department, managers, and other key personnel in healthcare organizations.

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Making a career in hospitals: Determinants of registered nurses’ aspirations to become a manager

Haaland

Olsen

Mikkelsen

2019

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…3 Charge nurses cite several barriers to their pursuit of nurse manager roles, according to Sherman, including concerns about role qualification, such as a lack of education and leadership experience, and the self-confidence needed to lead. According to a recent Canadian study, only 19% of surveyed staff nurses expressed interest in management roles, citing concerns such as the need for additional clinical experience and education, less time spent with patients, a potentially heavier work load, and worklife imbalance.…”

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Developing New Nursing Leaders

Hancock

2014

AJN, American Journal of Nursing

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This is the fourth article in a series on leadership, coordinated by the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE), highlighting topics of interest to nurse managers and emerging nurse leaders. The AONE provides leadership, professional development, advocacy, and research to advance nursing practice and patient care, promote nursing leadership excellence, and shape public policy for health care.

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“…Since then, interest in leadership across the profession has grown alongside an emerging evidence base demonstrating its importance in tackling the key challenges of work satisfaction, patient outcome, recruitment and retention of nursing staff. A recent systematic review on the nature of nurse leadership revealed a strong connection between a relational approach to leadership and good patient outcomes (Wong et al, ). Identification of fundamental factors related to these principal dilemmas has shown that management behaviours and leadership styles are strongly related to staff members’ intentions to leave or stay in the organization (Force, ).…”

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Barriers to nurse leadership in an Indonesian hospital setting

Wardani

Ryan

2019

J Nurs Manag

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Background Given the prominent role of nursing within modern health care environments, it is essential that leadership is viewed as a key capability. However, little is known on how leadership evolves amongst the nurses in Indonesia and the barriers that exist to nurses gaining access to leadership roles. Limited attention is given to address the improvement of nurse leadership for the benefit of the nurses in the country. Aim To identify organizational and individual practices and how these contribute to barriers to the development of nursing leadership in the hospital setting. Methods A qualitative study employing semi‐structured face‐to‐face interviews and a thematic approach to data analysis. Results Four key themes are derived as follows: (a) hierarchical leadership and the importance of organizational structure and gender, (b) restricted perspectives, both conceptual and spatial, (c) contractual barriers, and (d) professional barriers. Conclusion Achieving the desired nurses’ leadership skills required persistence support and education. Acknowledgement on nurses as professional entity by minimizing aforementioned challenges would elevate nurses’ ability to engage further both in organization and leadership improvement. Implications for Nursing Management The findings of this study strengthen nursing leadership and management practice in hospital and beyond as they have helped to elucidate the nurses’ viewpoints on barriers they have on leadership. This research highlighted evidence for decision‐makers to bridge the gaps amongst nursing entities by, for example, encouraging regular nursing lectures for practice improvement, conducting research together/establishing research teams, or arranging interchange teaching between experienced nurses from the hospital and campus. Further, developing nursing professionals is one of the priorities for improving the Indonesian health profile, as nurses constitute the largest portion of Indonesian health workers.

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Part 2: Nurses' career aspirations to management roles: qualitative findings from a national study of Canadian nurses

Abstract: Leaders need to ensure that they convey positive images of manager roles and actively identify and support staff nurses with leadership potential.

Cited by 23 publications

References 17 publications

Making a career in hospitals: Determinants of registered nurses’ aspirations to become a manager

Making a career in hospitals: Determinants of registered nurses’ aspirations to become a manager

Developing New Nursing Leaders

Barriers to nurse leadership in an Indonesian hospital setting

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