Obstacles to compassion-giving among nursing and midwifery managers: an international study.
compassion
cultural competence
international survey
leadership
midwifery managers
nursing
obstacles
Journal
International nursing review
ISSN: 1466-7657
Titre abrégé: Int Nurs Rev
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7808754
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Dec 2020
Historique:
received:
24
01
2020
revised:
11
06
2020
accepted:
22
06
2020
pubmed:
12
8
2020
medline:
26
11
2021
entrez:
12
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To explore nursing and midwifery managers' views regarding obstacles to compassion-giving across country cultures. The benefit of compassionate leadership is being advocated, but despite the fact that health care is invariably conducted within culturally diverse workplaces, the interconnection of culture, compassion and leadership is rarely addressed. Furthermore, evidence on how cultural factors hinder the expression of compassion among nursing and midwifery managers is lacking. Cross-sectional, exploratory, international online survey involving 1 217 participants from 17 countries. Managers' responses on open-ended questions related to barriers for providing compassion were entered and thematically analysed through NVivo. Three key themes related to compassion-giving obstacles emerged across countries: 1. related to the managers' personal characteristics and experiences; 2. system-related; and 3. staff-related. Obstacles to compassion-giving among managers vary across countries. An understanding of the variations across countries and cultures of what impedes compassion to flourish in health care is important. Nursing mangers should wisely use their power by adopting leadership styles that promote culturally competent and compassionate workplaces with respect for human rights. Policymakers should identify training and mentoring needs to enable the development of managers' practical wisdom. Appropriate national and international policies should facilitate the establishment of standards and guidelines for compassionate leadership, in the face of distorted organizational cultures and system-related obstacles to compassion-giving.
Sections du résumé
AIM
OBJECTIVE
To explore nursing and midwifery managers' views regarding obstacles to compassion-giving across country cultures.
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The benefit of compassionate leadership is being advocated, but despite the fact that health care is invariably conducted within culturally diverse workplaces, the interconnection of culture, compassion and leadership is rarely addressed. Furthermore, evidence on how cultural factors hinder the expression of compassion among nursing and midwifery managers is lacking.
METHODS
METHODS
Cross-sectional, exploratory, international online survey involving 1 217 participants from 17 countries. Managers' responses on open-ended questions related to barriers for providing compassion were entered and thematically analysed through NVivo.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Three key themes related to compassion-giving obstacles emerged across countries: 1. related to the managers' personal characteristics and experiences; 2. system-related; and 3. staff-related.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Obstacles to compassion-giving among managers vary across countries. An understanding of the variations across countries and cultures of what impedes compassion to flourish in health care is important.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE AND POLICY
CONCLUSIONS
Nursing mangers should wisely use their power by adopting leadership styles that promote culturally competent and compassionate workplaces with respect for human rights. Policymakers should identify training and mentoring needs to enable the development of managers' practical wisdom. Appropriate national and international policies should facilitate the establishment of standards and guidelines for compassionate leadership, in the face of distorted organizational cultures and system-related obstacles to compassion-giving.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
453-465Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Authors. International Nursing Review published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Council of Nurses.
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