Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem ()

Transformational leadership in nursing practice: challenges and strategies

  • Vanêska Brito Ferreira,
  • Simone Coelho Amestoy,
  • Gilberto Tadeu Reis da Silva,
  • Letícia de Lima Trindade,
  • Ises Adriana Reis dos Santos,
  • Patrícia Alves Galhardo Varanda

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0364

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ABSTRACT Objective: to understand the challenges and strategies adopted by nurses for the exercise of Transformational Leadership in a university hospital. Methods: qualitative and exploratory study, in which 25 nurses working in a university hospital in the state of Bahia, Brazil participated. Data collection took place through semi-structured interviews and categorized according to Thematic Analysis, using Nvivo software. Results: The prevalent challenges involved: lack of encouragement from the institution for the training of leaders; professional inexperience and young age; resistance to leadership and insubordination. The strategies adopted by nurses consist of acting as team examples and establishing dialogic relationships. Final considerations: The practice of Transformational Leadership has been relevant in the daily lives of nurses and contributes to the quality of care.

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