Evaluating Preferred and Perceived Leadership Styles of Nurse Managers Employed in Teaching Hospitals Affiliated to Yasuj University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Background and Objectives

Nurse Managers are required to apply leadership styles suited to the complicated and constantly changing healthcare system. This study aimed to compare the perceived and preferred perceptions of nursing personnel and managers toward leadership styles of nurse managers.

Materials and Methods

This cross-sectional and analytical study was conducted on 341 subjects selected from nurse managers and staff employed in the teaching and treatment centers affiliated to YUMS, Yasuj, Iran. Data collection tool was the change, production, employee (CPE) model questionnaire, and data analysis was performed by Independent t-test.

Results

The total score of preferred view of the nurse manager was higher, compared to the perceived perception of these individuals. In addition, a statistically significant difference was observed for area of change and production (P<0.01). In this research, the highest and lowest means of the perceived viewpoint of nurse managers were related to the area of employees (17.20) and task (15.02), respectively.

Conclusion

According to the results of this study, there was a difference between nurse managers and nursing personnel in terms of expectations toward nurse managers’ leadership styles, which confirms the importance of comparison and evaluation of preferred and perceived leadership styles of nurse managers and staff.

Keywords:

• leadership style
• preferred or perceived leadership styles

Acknowledgments

This research was approved by the research deputy of Yasuj University of Medical University with the ethical code of IR.YUMS.REC.1396.130. Hereby, we extend our gratitude to the research deputy of Yasuj University of Medical University for financial support of the research. In addition, we would like to thank all nurses, head nurses and managers of hospitals affiliated to Yasuj University of Medical Sciences for cooperating with the research.

Disclosure

The authors report that there is no conflicts of interest in this work.