Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration (간호행정학회지)

Korean Academy of Nursing Administration (한국간호행정학회)
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A Study of the Head Nurse's Leadership and the Organizational Effectiveness as Perceived by Staff Nurses

간호사가 지각한 수간호사의 리더십과 조직유효성에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Bok-Mi (Inje University, Pusan Paik Hospital) ;
  • Yoon, Sook-Hee (Inje University, Research Institute of Geriatric Health) ;
  • Choi, Eun-Ok (Inje University, Research Institute of Geriatric Health) ;
  • Lee, Yun-Mi (Inje University, Research Institute of Geriatric Health)
  • 김복미 (인제대학교 부산백병원) ;
  • 윤숙희 (인제대학교 의과대학 간호학과, 노인건강전략개발연구소) ;
  • 최은옥 (인제대학교 의과대학 간호학과, 노인건강전략개발연구소) ;
  • 이윤미 (인제대학교 의과대학 간호학과, 노인건강전략개발연구소)
  • Published : 2007.09.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This descriptive study was designed to find out the relation between nurses' perceptions of leadership and organizational effectiveness. Method: The data was collected from nurses in 451, a tertiary hospital located in B city by means of structured questionnaires. The data was analysed by t-test. ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: The average age of the subjects was 29.1. Regarding the marital status, 68.1% were single. Regarding the nursing unit, 42.6% were working for the general surgical wards. The total period of clinical career was on average 73.7 months. Regarding the period in current ward, 51.0% were 1-less than 3 years. There was a positive correlation with transformational leadership, transactional leadership, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment, whereas the turnover intention had a negative correlation with transformational leadership and transactional leadership. Conclusion: The nurses' different perceptions of transformational leadership, transactional leadership, and organizational effectiveness have strong correlative relationships with each other. This finding suggests the importance of the head nurse's leadership in increasing organizational effectiveness.

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