Motivations, contradictions and ambiguities in the leadership of nurses in management positions in a university hospital

Authors

  • Clarice Maria Dall'Agnol Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Gisela Maria Schebella Souto de Moura Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Ana Maria Muller de Magalhaes Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Maria Lucia Rodrigues Falk Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Caren de Oliveira Riboldi Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
  • Andreia Peres de Oliveira Hospital Mae de Deus

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000500022

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to analyze the contradictions and ambiguities which permeate nurses' motivation for exercising leadership in management positions, in a university hospital. METHOD: this study has a qualitative approach and is exploratory and descriptive, and used a total of 33 semi-structured interviews which were submitted to thematic analysis. RESULTS: the information converged on five categories: Motivation to take on a management position; The view of nursing managers on the exercising of leadership; The emblematic aspect of working with people; Leadership in nursing - mediatory and conciliatory; Time: a dilemma between managing and caring. CONCLUSION: leading people can be both a great encouragement, and an impeding aspect, bearing in mind the nuances of teamwork and the complexity of the context in which this process is constructed. In addition to this, conciliatory and mediatory attitudes are shown to be fundamental for a healthy and productive organizational atmosphere; however, the lack of time was indicated as a dilemma between managing and caring.

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Published

2013-09-01

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Motivations, contradictions and ambiguities in the leadership of nurses in management positions in a university hospital . (2013). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 21(5), 1172-1178. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000500022