Transformational Leadership and Staff Nurses' Intent to Stay

Purpose:

To examine the relationship between transformational leadership and staff nurses' intent to stay

Methods:

Published research articles between 2000 and 2014 that examined transformational leadership ( behaviours) and staff nurses' intent to stay were selected from 6 electronic databases,  including the EMBASE, ERIC, PSYCHINFO, SCOPUS, MEDLINE (OVID) and Academic Search Complete.  In consultation with a health librarian,  databases were accessed using key words: transformational leadership, retention,  nurs*

Results:

 The higher nurses rated their manager as having transformational leadeeship style, the lower was the unit turnover rate. Studies indicated that transformational leadership style was positively associated with staff nurses' intent to stay at work.

Conclusion: This study supported a positive relationship between transformational leadership and staff nurses intention to stay at their current positions. Nurse managers should be appropriately equipped with the best leadership skills using the transformational model.