Developing and testing a new measure of staff nurse clinical leadership: the clinical leadership survey

Patrick A., Laschinger H.K.S., Wong C. & Finegan J. (2011) Journal of Nursing Management19, 449–460
Developing and testing a new measure of staff nurse clinical leadership: the clinical leadership survey Aim  To test the psychometric properties of a newly developed measure of staff nurse clinica...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of nursing management 2011-05, Vol.19 (4), p.449-460
Hauptverfasser: PATRICK, ALLISON, LASCHINGER, HEATHER K. SPENCE, WONG, CAROL, FINEGAN, JOAN
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Zusammenfassung:Patrick A., Laschinger H.K.S., Wong C. & Finegan J. (2011) Journal of Nursing Management19, 449–460
Developing and testing a new measure of staff nurse clinical leadership: the clinical leadership survey Aim  To test the psychometric properties of a newly developed measure of staff nurse clinical leadership derived from Kouzes and Posner’s model of transformational leadership. Background  While nurses have been recognized for their essential role in keeping patients safe, there has been little empirical research that has examined clinical leadership at the staff nurse level. Methods  A non‐experimental survey design was used to test the psychometric properties of the clinical leadership survey (CLS). Four hundred and eighty registered nurses (RNs) providing direct patient care in Ontario acute care hospitals returned useable questionnaires. Results  Confirmatory factor analysis provided preliminary evidence for the construct validity for the new measure of staff nurse clinical leadership. Structural empowerment fully mediated the relationship between nursing leadership and staff nurse clinical leadership. Conclusion  The results provide encouraging evidence for the construct validity of the CLS. Implications for nursing management  Nursing administrators must create empowering work environments to ensure staff nurses have access to work structures which enable them to enact clinical leadership behaviours while providing direct patient care.
ISSN:0966-0429
1365-2834
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01238.x