Rapid and chaotic changes in health care have created a need for a new type of nursing leadership. Many leadership theories have been studied and adopted by nursing. However, historical approaches to leadership will not help nurses thrive in the current health care arena.The purpose of this study was to describe a case example of nursing leadership using a topical life history of one exceptional nurse leader. The topical life history describes two representative periods in an exemplary nurse leader's life to fully describe an insider's perspective of leadership. This definition, which includes the participant's interactions with her self, others, and her environment during two significant periods during her life, will be used as the initial case for the future collection of multiple case examples in an effort to develop a definition of nursing leadership.Nursing leadership was defined, based on the interpretation of interview transcripts, as: Hard work, vision, communication, coaching/facilitating, strong values, proactivity, and charisma. Findings support various leadership theories and identified two core categories previously poorly defined in nursing leadership literature: Hard work and street smarts. Implications for nursing research, education, and practice have been identified. Recommendations for use of this study as a case example to stimulate classroom discussion have been made. Additional recommendations for further research in the areas of hard work and street smarts have also been made. / School of Nursing
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/185665 |
| Date | January 1996 |
| Creators | Talley, Carla E. |
| Contributors | Ball State University. School of Nursing., Rowles, Connie J. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | 90 leaves ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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