LIDERAZGO DE ENFERMERÍA EN EL ÁREA HOSPITALARIA: UN ENFOQUE DE CAMBIO

Abstract

Leadership is one of the key elements to achieve equitable, humane and efficient nursing care models. Under this context, this research was developed with the objective of determining the type of leadership exercised by nursing staff in the hospital area of the Nuestra Señora de la Merced Municipal Hospital, this with the purpose of diagnosing leadership actions that could contribute or in turn harm performance and job satisfaction in the institution, for this purpose a quantitative, correlational, observational and transversal design methodology was used, which included to a total of 19 nursing professionals with different academic achievements and a minimum professional experience of 3 years. The Blake and Mouton Leadership Styles Test was used as a data collection tool, which was applied virtually. According to the research findings, most of the staff perceive that there is a team leader and to a lesser extent authoritarianism is appreciated, a situation that is highly significant because it shows that the nursing leader maintains a balance between the development of specific tasks at the healthcare level and interpersonal relationships with other professionals in the institution.