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The Leadership Characteristics Registered Nurses Perceive As Important In Their Clinical Nurses, Linda May Aitken
The Leadership Characteristics Registered Nurses Perceive As Important In Their Clinical Nurses, Linda May Aitken
Theses : Honours
Limited research exists about the leadership attributes registered nurses (RNs) want from their clinical nurses (CNs). This study explored the leadership attributes Western Australian RNs considered important in CNs and determine if there were differences in the choice of preferred CN attributes according to RNs years of experience; types of nursing education; level of seniority and nursing specialty. A modified version of the Emerging Workforce's Preference Survey was distributed to 403 RNs with a 30% response rate. The respondents ranked their top three preferences from 4 clusters of traits. S.P.S.S. 15.0 was used to summarise demographic data and then analyse …