NU 605 Week 2 Assignment Annotated Bibliography Nursing and Leadership Styles NU 605 Week 2 Assignment Annotated Bibliography Nursing and Leadership Styles Read at least three scholarly articles on nursing and leadership styles. Summarize and critically analyze each article separately (250–300 words for each article’s annotated bibliography). For each article, determine the following:
Annotated bibliography - Nursing and Leadership styles
The health care climate today is extremely challenging even for skilled nurses with strong, different styles of leadership as they relate to health care and nursing. Looking at ways in which different leadership styles have a positive or negative influence on a variety of factors, can assist nurse leaders in moving forward toward organizational goals. The purpose of this annotated bibliography is to read three peer reviewed scholarly articles on nursing leadership, and critically analyze each article in the areas of comprehension, application, analysis, and evaluation as it related to this course.
Annotated bibliography
Article 1
McCay, R., Lyles, A. A., & Larkey, L. (2018). Nurse leadership style, nurse satisfaction, and patient satisfaction: A systemic review. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 33(4), 361-367. https://doi.org/10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000317
Comprehension
The article by McCay, Lyles, & Larkey (2018) was a literature search that was decreased to the use of 14 cross sectional articles on using the three outcomes headings of: staff outcomes, organizational outcomes, and patient outcomes. The articles were from different organizational settings and on different continents. The constant theme of the articles showed that positive leadership styles that were in the relational model realm yield positive outcomes with nurses. The articles all seemed to lack specifics regarding patient satisfaction.
Application
In the course materials I have read and listened to so far, it is evident to me that leadership styles that are more democratic in nature, and include all stake holders are the ones that seem to work the best. When your stake holders all have a say in the process, they are bound to want an organization to have a positive outcome. Northouse (2018) brings up many universal positive leadership traits, and through out several chapters related to how they positively influence followers.
Analysis
The article notes some common strengths and weakness of the articles reviewed. “The most common weakness noted in th 14 studies were related to sampling and design” (McCay et al. 2018, p. 364). Many of the article had samplings of convenience and probability sampling, this could account for some bias in the literature. Many 0f the articles reviewed, ten in total had a strength of using a theoretical framework to guide their sudy. “Using the GRADE (Grading of Recommendation) system for reviewing evidence” (McCay et al. 2018, p. 364). Using a consistent framework across articles makes them more credible in their research. The analysis found that leaders that used positive styles had better nurse satisfaction. My personal analysis of this literature review is that I agree it is a necessary key objective to utilize positive leadership styles to gain satisfaction among nurses, and patients.
Evaluation
It is important to review leadership styles and what their impact is on nurse and patient satisfaction in order to meet the continuous, and often tumultuous landscape of health care in today’s world. Through examining how different style, personalities, traits, and tasks influence nursing factors we can better reach our goals in our organizations.
Article 2
Moon, S. E., Van Dam, P. J., & Kitos, A. (2019). Measuring transformational leadership in establishing nursing care excellence. Healthcare (4), 1-11. https://dio.org/10.3390/healthcare7040132
Comprehension
This article looked at nurse managers who self-reported a transformational leadership style, and how it impacted the ability to establish excellent nursing care. The research took place in Australia, and looked at how nurse managers who utilized this specific leadership style were able to influence magnet recognition within hospitals. Transformational leadership styles showed higher nurse job satisfaction, higher nurse retention, and better patient outcomes to name a few areas.
Application
Nurse leaders that lead by example and allow their followers to have a say in the goals of the organization have been shown to have more positive outcomes wit