Nursing Assignment: Leadership Behaviours of Senior Charge Nurses

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Article 1:
Agnew, C., & Flin, R. (2014). Senior charge nurses’ leadership behaviours in relation to
hospital ward safety: A mixed method study. International Journal of Nursing Studies,
51(5), 768–780. https://doi-org.pallas2.tcl.sc.edu/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.10.001
Research Design:
The research design adapted by the researchers was mixed method study design. The
data was collected by conducting semi-structured interviews with the senior charge nurses of
NHS hospital. To perform the survey, 15 senior charge nurses and other workers were
recruited. The participants were recruited for the study on the basis of voluntary participation.
Synthesis Table:
Objective: The objective of the research is to point out the leadership qualities and
behaviours of the senior charge nurses and their importance.
Methods:
 Participants
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 Interview
design:
 Data
analysis:
In the study, semi-structured interviews were performed in order to achieve
a qualitative analysis of the data.
NHS hospital and their 15 senior charge nurses with 11-38 years of work
experience.
Participants were interviewed about their work days to gain knowledge
about their activities, their leadership behaviours, and the impacts of their
behaviour on the safety outcomes using Yuki’s Managerial Practice Survey.
The interview results were collected and compared to achieve a qualitative
data reflecting the behaviour and leadership qualities of the senior charge
nurses.
Result: It was observed that they were mainly involved in task and relation oriented

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behaviours. It was also seen that the nurses were linked to supportive
behaviour to reduce the infection rate and other safety measures (Agnew &
Flin, 2014).
Conclusion: The research provides data on the usability of the MPS questionnaire and
reflects the leadership behaviour of senior charge nurses in keeping the
ward environment safe.