Factors influencing motivation of nurse leaders in a private hospital group in Gauteng, South Africa: A quantitative study.
leadership
motivation
quantitative research, nurse leaders
unit managers
Journal
Curationis
ISSN: 2223-6279
Titre abrégé: Curationis
Pays: South Africa
ID NLM: 7901092
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 Feb 2020
27 Feb 2020
Historique:
received:
22
09
2018
accepted:
07
12
2019
revised:
01
12
2019
entrez:
5
3
2020
pubmed:
5
3
2020
medline:
31
10
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Nurse leadership is about aligning employees to a vision. This happens with buy-in, motivation and communication. When conducive environments are created by organisations, the motivation of nurse leaders will be enhanced, which will have a positive outcome on the organisation. Highly motivated nurse leaders accomplish more and are more productive. Nurse leadership is an essential source of support, mentorship and role modelling. These attributes tend to be more evident when nurse leaders are motivated. The objective of this study was to determine the factors that influence the motivation of nurse leaders. A quantitative, descriptive design and stratified sampling was used. Participants comprised unit managers (n = 49) from five hospitals in a private hospital group in South Africa. A self-administered questionnaire, namely, the Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale, was used to collect the data. Data were analysed using the IBM SPSS 22.0 program. The results indicated that the nurse leaders in this study were intrinsically motivated. Their motivation was influenced by support, relatedness, autonomy and competence. No relationships were found between motivation and age, years in a management position, gender, qualifications and staff-reporting structure. By implication, to understand what motivates nurse leaders and to keep them motivated, recommendations were proposed to nursing and human resources management. It is expected that the implementation of the recommendations will have a positive influence on patient outcomes, organisational success and the motivation and satisfaction of nurse leaders.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Nurse leadership is about aligning employees to a vision. This happens with buy-in, motivation and communication. When conducive environments are created by organisations, the motivation of nurse leaders will be enhanced, which will have a positive outcome on the organisation. Highly motivated nurse leaders accomplish more and are more productive. Nurse leadership is an essential source of support, mentorship and role modelling. These attributes tend to be more evident when nurse leaders are motivated.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to determine the factors that influence the motivation of nurse leaders.
METHOD
METHODS
A quantitative, descriptive design and stratified sampling was used. Participants comprised unit managers (n = 49) from five hospitals in a private hospital group in South Africa. A self-administered questionnaire, namely, the Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale, was used to collect the data. Data were analysed using the IBM SPSS 22.0 program.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The results indicated that the nurse leaders in this study were intrinsically motivated. Their motivation was influenced by support, relatedness, autonomy and competence. No relationships were found between motivation and age, years in a management position, gender, qualifications and staff-reporting structure.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
By implication, to understand what motivates nurse leaders and to keep them motivated, recommendations were proposed to nursing and human resources management. It is expected that the implementation of the recommendations will have a positive influence on patient outcomes, organisational success and the motivation and satisfaction of nurse leaders.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32129642
doi: 10.4102/curationis.v43i1.2011
pmc: PMC7059169
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
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