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Immersed in a context of constrained health resources, nurse managers are at great risk of the experience and negative consequences of values clashes and ethical conflict, such as burnout and attrition. Replicating a qualitative descriptive study previously conducted in Canada (Gaudine & Beaton, 2002) this research is aimed at increasing knowledge of the experience of nurse managers’ ethical conflict with their health care organizations in New Zealand. Semi-structured interviews were used to gather data from eight nurse managers in New Zealand, which was analyzed using a general inductive approach to qualitative research. The experience of advocating for values that may be shared by both nursing and the health care organization, such as safety, teamwork and quality patient care, were revealed in the conceptual category of Nursing Management Advocacy. As with their Canadian study counterparts, Isolation was revealed as a key factor that made the experience of ethical conflict worse and involves the social experiences of silencing, employment barriers and invisibility. Support describes the factors that mitigated the experience of ethical conflict and involves personal, professional and organizational support, and are likewise similar to the experiences of Canadian nurse managers. The Bottom Line describes a focal point of the experience of ethical conflict where the health care organizations predominantly fiscal bottom line was confronted and challenged by nurse managers, and where the nurse manager might reach their own bottom line and choose to leave the organization. Being and Becoming Nursing Leaders describes the outcomes of ethical conflict for nurse managers who were not only transformed into nursing leaders, through learning, reflection, and growth but also counted the costs of nursing leadership. This study concludes that supportive colleagues, organizational structures and culture are essential to mitigating the experience of ethical conflict and isolation which nurse managers encounter. The study also concludes that reducing isolation and supporting nurse managers will ensure that nursing values are appropriately represented and articulated in the health care organization’s decision making systems and processes.

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<p><strong>Background: </strong>Internationally, simulation has been widely used as a teaching strategy in nursing programs. In Ontario, Canada, simulation has gained increasing acceptance and use in nursing education and has been met with a parallel investment of resources. Current literature offers insights into individual-level factors that contribute to the adoption and incorporation of simulation but there is a lack of understanding of how organizational factors shape this this educational strategy.</p> <p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this grounded theory study was to create a mid-range explanatory theory that describes how the organizational cultures of undergraduate nursing programs shape the adoption and incorporation of mid- to high-level simulation as a teaching and learning strategy.</p> <p><strong>Methods: </strong>Constructivist grounded theory was used to guide this research.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> A seven-phase process related to adopting and incorporating simulation into nursing curricula was uncovered. Sites that moved through the phases of the process and integrated simulation into all levels of the curriculum were classified as high-uptake. The level of uptake of simulation by nursing programs influenced the potential outcomes. From the findings, a theory was developed: the Organizational Elements that Shape Simulation in Nursing (OESSN) that includes five key organizational elements that shape the adoption and incorporation of simulation in nursing curricula.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This theory provides nursing programs with insight about the core organizational concepts that influence the adoption and incorporation of simulation within their curricula. The OESSN highlights the organizational elements to be cognizant of when adopting and incorporating simulation and perhaps other technological innovations within nursing curricula.</p> / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

L’exercice du leadership stratégique de directions des soins infirmiers (DIRSI), dans une visée de qualité des soins infirmiers dans des établissements de santé, demeure peu documenté malgré l’impact important des soins infirmiers sur la performance des organisations. Ce type de leadership réfère à la capacité de la directrice des soins infirmiers (DSI) et de son équipe, positionnées aux échelons supérieurs dans l’organisation, de travailler stratégiquement avec d’autres directions pour dispenser des soins de qualité, efficaces et efficients aux personnes et à leurs proches. But de l’étude : Décrire l’exercice du leadership stratégique de DIRSI dans une visée de qualité des soins infirmiers, dans des établissements de santé du Québec, en utilisant un cadre de référence basé sur des éléments tirés de deux modèles soit : An Integrative Model of Strategic Leadership (Boal et Hooijberg, 2000) et Fitting Strategic Leadership Into the Strategic Framework (Hambrick, 1989). Méthodologie : Une recherche qualitative descriptive a été réalisée auprès de cadres infirmiers supérieurs et intermédiaires des DIRSI du Québec. L’échantillon était composé de trente-cinq (N=35) participantes issues de 18 DIRSI des 34 établissements de santé et des services sociaux, soit une participation de 53 % des DIRSI du Québec. Trois groupes de discussion et 31 entrevues semi-structurées ont été réalisés. Résultats : Il appert que pour exercer un leadership stratégique, les DIRSI devraient : 1) s’approprier le positionnement stratégique pour influencer la qualité des soins infirmiers, 2) développer et communiquer une vision claire de la qualité des soins, 3) faire des choix stratégiques, systématiques et mesurés, axés sur la qualité des soins infirmiers pour guider la contribution, 4) recadrer les rôles pour augmenter l’influence à l’égard de la qualité des soins infirmiers, 5) être partie prenante des processus décisionnels stratégiques, 6) développer la capacité politique pour influencer la qualité des soins infirmiers et 7) établir des alliances stratégiques et collaboratives axées sur la qualité des soins infirmiers. De plus, la crédibilité clinique et l’équipe formée aux cycles supérieurs et en nombre suffisant favorisent l’exercice du leadership stratégique de la DIRSI. La culture organisationnelle et la taille de l’établissement contraignent l’exercice du leadership stratégique de la DIRSI. Enfin, l’efficacité du leadership stratégique exercé par les DIRSI dépend de la capacité de celles-ci de trouver un juste équilibre dans la réalisation de la gouvernance des soins infirmiers (hiérarchique et transversale) en vue d’une contribution optimale à la qualité des soins infirmiers. Conclusion : Les résultats indiquent que l’exercice du leadership stratégique des DIRSI génère des zones d’influence qui permettent d’améliorer la contribution de celles-ci à la qualité des soins et même à la qualité globale des organisations. Les DIRSI pourront se référer à ces résultats pour continuer à développer des stratégies visant à améliorer la qualité des soins infirmiers dans des organisations en constante évolution et dont la complexité grandit / In spite of the significant impact of nursing on the performance of health care organizations, the practice of chief nursing offices’ strategic leadership oriented towards high quality of nursing care remains poorly documented. This type of leadership refers to the ability of the chief nursing officer and her team, positioned in the health care organization’s higher levels, to work strategically with other executives so as to provide effective and efficient health care to patients and their relatives. Aim of the study: To describe the strategic leadership practice of chief nursing offices regarding the quality of nursing care in the health care organizations of Quebec. This is done using a frame of reference based on elements from two models: An Integrative Model of Strategic Leadership (Boal et Hooijberg, 2000) and Fitting Strategic Leadership Into the Strategic Framework (Hambrick, 1989). Method: A qualitative descriptive research was conducted among senior and middle managers of Quebec’s chief nursing offices. The sample consisted of thirty-five (N=35) participants from 18 chief nursing offices out of the 34 health care organizations, corresponding to a participation of 53% of Quebec’s chief nursing offices. Three focus groups as well as 31 semi-structured interviews were conducted. Findings: It appears that in order to practice strategic leadership, chief nursing offices should: 1) take ownership of their strategic positioning to influence the quality of nursing care, 2) develop and communicate a clear vision of quality nursing care, 3) make strategic, systematic and measured, choices focused on the quality of nursing care to guide the contribution, 4) reframe the roles to increase the influence regarding the quality of nursing care, 5) be involved in strategic decision-making process, 6) develop political capacity to influence the quality of nursing care and 7) establish strategic and collaborative alliances focussed on the quality of nursing care. Moreover, the clinical credibility and a team comprising an adequate number of educated (graduate-level) people, promotes the strategic leadership practice of chief nursing offices. The culture and size of the organization are the organizational components that constrain the practice of chief nursing offices’ strategic leadership. Finally, the efficiency of the strategic leadership practiced by the chief nursing offices depends on their ability to strike the right balance between hierarchical and transversal governance for an optimal contribution to the quality of nursing care. Conclusion: Results indicate that the practice of strategic leadership generates influential areas, allowing not only the improvement of the chief nursing offices’ contribution to the quality of nursing care, but also to the overall quality of the organizations. Chief nursing offices can refer to these results in order to continue the development of strategies aimed at improving the quality of nursing care in constantly evolving organizations of increasing complexity. / El ejercicio del liderazgo estratégico por parte de las direcciones de enfermería, centrado en la calidad de los cuidados de enfermería ha sido poco documentado, no obstante el impacto que este genera en la eficiencia global de los establecimientos de salud. Este tipo de liderazgo se refiere a la capacidad de la directora de enfermería y de su equipo, ubicados en los altos mandos de la organización, de trabajar estratégicamente con otras direcciones para garantizar una prestación de cuidados de enfermería, de calidad, eficientes y eficaces a la persona y a su entorno. Objetivo: Describir el ejercicio del liderazgo estratégico de las direcciones de enfermería, centrado en la calidad de los cuidados de enfermería, en los establecimientos de salud de Quebec, utilizando algunos elementos de dos modelos: An Integrative Model of Strategic Leadership (Boal et Hooijberg, 2000) y Fitting Strategic Leadership Into the Strategic Framework (Hambrick, 1989). Método: Estudio cualitativo de tipo descriptivo realizado con enfermeras administrativas de nivel superior e intermedio, de las direcciones de enfermería del Quebec. La muestra ha sido constituida por treinta y cinco (N=35) participantes provenientes de 18 de los 34 establecimientos de salud lo que representa el 53 % de las direcciones de enfermería del Quebec. Tres grupos de discusión y 31 entrevistas semi-estructuradas fueron realizados. Resultados: Se constata que para ejercer liderazgo estratégico, las direcciones de enfermería deberían : 1) apoderarse el posicionamiento estratégico para influenciar la calidad del cuidado de enfermería, 2) desarrollar y comunicar una visión clara de la calidad del cuidado de enfermería, 3) tomar opciones estratégicas, sistemáticas y medibles, centradas en la calidad del cuidado de enfermería, 4) alinear los roles para aumentar la influencia en la calidad del cuidado de enfermería, 5) desarrollar la capacidad política para influenciar la calidad del cuidado de enfermería, 6) ser parte integrante de los procesos decisionales estratégicos y 7) establecer alianzas estratégicas y colaborativas enfocadas en la calidad del cuidado de enfermería. Además, se constata que la credibilidad clínica y el equipo formado con estudios universitarios de nivel superior y en número suficiente favorecen el ejercicio de liderazgo estratégico de las direcciones de enfermería. Por otra parte, la cultura organizacional y el tamaño del establecimiento obstaculizan el ejercicio de liderazgo estratégico de las direcciones de enfermería. Finalmente, la eficacia de liderazgo estratégico de las direcciones de enfermería depende de su capacidad para ejercer una gobernanza de enfermería equilibrada (jerárquica y transversal) contribuyendo de manera óptima a la calidad de los cuidados de enfermería. Conclusión: los resultados indican que el ejercicio de liderazgo estratégico por parte de las direcciones de enfermería genera zonas de influencia permitiéndoles mejorar su contribución a la calidad de los cuidados de enfermería e incluso la gestión de la calidad total de las organizaciones de salud. Las direcciones de enfermería podrán referirse a estos resultados para continuar desarrollando estrategias enfocadas en la mejora continua de la calidad de los cuidados de enfermería en organizaciones que están en constantes cambios cada día más complejos.