Paper: The Leadership Experiences of the Staff Nurses in a Training Hospital (Sigma Theta Tau International's 21st International Nursing Research Congress)

Tuesday, 13 July 2010

Gulsah Kok, RN, MSc¹
Aygul Akyuz, PhD, RN¹
Nese Asan, RN, MSc¹
Meltem Meric, RN, MSc²
Fahriye Oflaz, PhD, RN²
1Obstetrics & Gyneacology Nursing Department, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
2Physiciatry Nursing Department, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey

Learning Objective 1: The learner will be able to learn the experiences of the staff nurses.

Learning Objective 2: Leadership has different meanings in various participants. The learner will be able to determine the art or process of influencing people is called leadership

Purpose: Leadership is an essential factor for quality professional practice environments where nurses can provide quality nursing care. This study’s aim is to express and emphasize the leadership experiences of nurses that work as clinic head nurse in a training hospital.

Methods: Qualitative using a descriptive phenomenological approach. The sample consists of the nurses who work at least 5 years in Gulhane Military Medical Academy, and the poulation was 11 staff nurses who accepted to be consented to this study. An in-depth interview format using open-ended questioning was employed to collect data.

Results: Major three themes emerged from the participants’ description; To be a leader or a manager, Properties of being a leader, Experience of being a leader.
Conclusion: Leadership has different meanings in various participants. They defines leadership as influence, that is, the art or process of influencing people so that they will strive willingly and enthusiastically toward the achievement of group goals.

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