Abd Elwanis, A., Rashad Ebrahim, R., Ismail, Z. (2023). Shared Leadership as Perceived by Staff Nurses and Its Relation to their Performance. Benha Journal of Applied Sciences, 8(4), 225-231. doi: 10.21608/bjas.2023.192703.1068
Azza ibrahim Abd Elwanis; Rehab Mohamed Rashad Ebrahim; Zienab Ibrahim Ismail. "Shared Leadership as Perceived by Staff Nurses and Its Relation to their Performance". Benha Journal of Applied Sciences, 8, 4, 2023, 225-231. doi: 10.21608/bjas.2023.192703.1068
Abd Elwanis, A., Rashad Ebrahim, R., Ismail, Z. (2023). 'Shared Leadership as Perceived by Staff Nurses and Its Relation to their Performance', Benha Journal of Applied Sciences, 8(4), pp. 225-231. doi: 10.21608/bjas.2023.192703.1068
Abd Elwanis, A., Rashad Ebrahim, R., Ismail, Z. Shared Leadership as Perceived by Staff Nurses and Its Relation to their Performance. Benha Journal of Applied Sciences, 2023; 8(4): 225-231. doi: 10.21608/bjas.2023.192703.1068
Shared Leadership as Perceived by Staff Nurses and Its Relation to their Performance
1Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing - Benha University
2Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University
3Faculty of nursing benha university
Abstract
Background: Shared leadership is a nursing management model that supports staff nurses in extending their influence about decisions that affect their work environment, professional development, and self-fulfillment that resulted in improve staff nurses′ performance. This study aimed to: Assess shared leadership as perceived by staff nurses and its relation to their performance. Design: A descriptive correlation design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: Conducted in all inpatients Medical and Surgical Departments/ Units at Benha University Hospital. Subjects: Consisted of simple random sample of staff nurses, included 322 of them. Tools: two tools, Ι: Shared Leadership Survey, Π: Staff Nurses Performance Observational Checklist. Results: Show that more than half (52.2%) of head nurses had fair level of shared leadership as perceived by staff nurses. While about half (50.9%) of the staff nurses had moderate level of performance. Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between head nurses' shared leadership as perceived by staff nurses and their performance. Recommendations: Holding presentations for the nursing staff to educate them on the shared leadership system and practice and foster an inspiring work environment, create a new promotion structure that places more emphasis on skills and performance than on prior experience, and tie bonuses to accomplishments.