RESEARCH ARTICLE
Assessment of a Leadership Enhancement Program for Nursing Managers of An Acute General Hospital in Hong Kong
Leung Andrew Luk*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2018Volume: 12
First Page: 133
Last Page: 141
Publisher ID: TONURSJ-12-133
DOI: 10.2174/1874434601812010133
Article History:
Received Date: 15/8/2017Revision Received Date: 2/02/2018
Acceptance Date: 10/06/2018
Electronic publication date: 29/6/2018
Collection year: 2018
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background:
With the aim to enhance the senior nursing managers to be caring leaders so that they can nurture their team members to be holistic care providers, a one year program has been developed with emphasis on self-reflection and self-cultivation.
Purpose:
It aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a one-year leadership enhancement program in an acute general hospital.
Design & Methods:
Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were adopted. A pre and post questionnaire survey and the content analysis of self-reflective essays were conducted.
Results:
The overall means of the servant leadership scale and the workplace wellness scale were significantly higher after the program. Both scales were also found to have a significantly medium level of positive correlation. Reflective essays showed positive feedbacks complementing the quantitative data that the program was well received and effective.
Conclusion:
A servant leadership approach may be one way for hospital management to enhance a caring environment and a more quality workforce.