A research on leadership behaviors of nurse managers working in public hospitals

�nald� Bayd�n, Nihal; Top�u, �brahim; Tiryaki �en, Hanife; Ate�, Nimet; Erdem, Binnur; Y�ld�r�m, Aytolan

Nihal �nald� Bayd�n¹, �brahim Top�u², Hanife Tiryaki �en³, Nimet Ate�⁴, Binnur Erdem⁵, Aytolan Y�ld�r�m¹

¹Florence Nightingale Nursing Faculty of Istanbul University
²Health Sciences of University
³Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate
⁴Cerrahpa�a Medical Faculty Hospital of Istanbul University
⁵General Secretariat of Beyoglu Public Hospitals Union

INTRODUCTION: Leadership characteristics possessed by the nurse managers are highly significant with the quality of the nursing services.
This study has been conducted for the purposes of identifying the demographic characteristics and perceived their leadership behaviors of the nurse managers working at the public hospitals.

METHODS: The population of the study is descriptive type of the Ministry of Health in Turkey and the university hospitals of 100 beds or more employees consisted of executives nurses who staff. Without going on the choice of whole sample can be allowed to reach a total sample. The data obtained from a total of 741 individuals were included in the analysis. As a tool for data collection is used Nurse Manager Information Form and Leadership Behaviour Scale.
RESULTS: The majority of nurse managers working in Ministry of Health hospitals participating in the study (93.7%), 42 years and over (41.7%), and that the nurse profession (87.7%), those who nurse managers, including the profession of midwife (12.3%), associate's degree level of education is (% 56.7), profession. Nurse managers, Leadership Behavior Scale the sum of the average score was 6.08 � 0: 57, respectively, the highest average score from the first three sub-dimensions, the team game (6.51 � 0.64), the process of tracking (6.40 � 0.76), the viewer gain (6.37 � 0.63) respectively. It was determined that there was a significant statistically difference in between average scores of nurse managers which were scored scale according to personal and professional variables of nurse managers.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: It has been concluded that nurse managers working at hospital considered themselves as a leader, successful about team play, pursuing works done, mentoring respect and sympathy from staff but perceieved themselves inefficient about creating vision.

Keywords:

Kamu hastanelerinde �al��an y�netici hem�irelerin liderlik davran��lar� �zerine bir ara�t�rma

Nihal �nald� Bayd�n¹, �brahim Top�u², Hanife Tiryaki �en³, Nimet Ate�⁴, Binnur Erdem⁵, Aytolan Y�ld�r�m¹

¹�stanbul �niversitesi Florence Nightingale Hem�irelik Fak�ltesi
²Sa�l�k Bilimleri �niversitesi
³�stanbul Sa�l�k M�d�rl��
⁴�stanbul �niversitesi Cerrahpa�a T�p Fak�ltesi Hastanesi
⁵Beyo�lu Kamu Hastaneleri Birli�i Genel Sekreterli�i

G�R�� ve AMA�: Y�netici hem�irelerin liderlik �zellikleri, hem�irelik hizmetlerinin kalitesi a��s�ndan son derece �nemlidir.
Ama�: Bu ara�t�rma, kamu hastanelerinde �al��an y�netici hem�irelerin demografik �zellikleri ve alg�lad�klar� kendi liderlik davran��lar�n�n belirlenmesi amac� ile ger�ekle�tirildi.

Y�NTEM ve GERE�LER: Tan�mlay�c� tipte yap�lan ara�t�rman�n evrenini T�rkiye'de bulunan 100 yatak ve �zeri Sa�l�k Bakanl�� ve �niversite hastanelerinde �al��an y�netici hem�ireler olu�turdu. �rneklem se�imine gidilmeden evrenin tamam�na ula��lmaya �al��ld�. Toplam 741 ki�iden elde edilen veriler ile analizler ger�ekle�tirildi. Veri toplama arac� olarak Y�netici Hem�ire Bilgi Formu ve Liderlik Davran�� l�e�i kullan�ld�.
BULGULAR: Y�netici hem�irelerin �o�unlu�unun Sa�l�k Bakanl�� hastanelerinde �al��t�� (%93,7), 42 ya� ve �zerinde (%41,7) ve mesleklerinin hem�ire oldu�u (%87,7), mesle�i ebe olup y�netici hem�irelik yapanlar�n da bulundu�u (%12,3), e�itimlerinin �n lisans d�zeyinde oldu�u (%56,7) oldu�u saptand�. Y�netici hem�irelerin, Liderlik Davran�� l�e�i�nden 6,08�0,57 gibi y�ksek bir ortalama puan, s�ras�yla tak�m oyunu (6,51�0,64), s�reci izleme (6,40�0,76), izleyici kazanma (6,37�0,63) alt boyutlar�ndan da en y�ksek ortalama puan ald�klar� belirlendi. Ayr�ca en d��k puan ortalamas�n� vizyon yaratma (5,34�0,81) alt boyutundan ald�klar� da belirlendi. Y�netici hem�irelerin ki�isel ve mesleki de�i�kenlerine g�re �l�ekten ald�klar� puan ortalamalar� aras�nda istatistiksel olarak anlaml� farkl�l�k oldu�u belirlendi.
TARTI�MA ve SONU�: Hastanelerde �al��an y�netici hem�irelerin kendilerini lider olarak g�rd�kleri, tak�m oyunu, yap�lan i�lerin takibi ve �al��anlar�n kendisine sayg� ve sempati duymas�n� sa�lamada kendilerini ba�ar�l� bulduklar� ancak vizyon yaratmada kendilerini yetersiz alg�lad�klar� sonucuna ula��lm��t�r.

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Nihal �nald� Bayd�n, �brahim Top�u, Hanife Tiryaki �en, Nimet Ate�, Binnur Erdem, Aytolan Y�ld�r�m. A research on leadership behaviors of nurse managers working in public hospitals. Journal of Health and Nursing Management. 2017; 4(3): 89-97

Corresponding Author: Hanife Tiryaki �en, T�rkiye