Perception of Transformational and Transactional Leadership Behavior Among Staff Nurses in A Private Hospital: Transformational and Transactional Leadership

Madiha Khalid; Farzana Firdos; Rehana Robin; Robin Rafique; Muhammad Asif

doi:10.54393/nrs.v1i01.7

Authors

Madiha Khalid Department of Nursing, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Farzana Firdos Department of Nursing, Sir Gangaram Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Rehana Robin Department of Nursing, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Robin Rafique Department of Nursing, Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute, Lahore
Muhammad Asif Department of Nursing, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Punjab, Lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/nrs.v1i01.7

Keywords:

Transactional Leadership, Transformational Leadership, Nurses

Abstract

Nurses are the backbone of hospital and nurse leaders and managers had a great influence on retention, performance, and job satisfaction of staff nurses. Objective: To explore the perception of leadership behavior among staff nurses in a private hospital. Nursing leaders control and assume the responsibility of an organization and use effective strategies to set and achieve passionate goals and objectives. In addition, nursing leaders and managers create a safe and supportive work environment for the employees. Methods: A descriptive, cross sectional research design was used to assess the perception of leadership behavior among staff nurses in a private hospital. Convenient sampling technique was used for selection of participants. A total number of 86 registered nurses and nursing team leaders were selected for study. Results: The findings of this study presented that staff nurses prefer transformational leadership style over transactional leadership style. Transformational leadership has a positive influence on staff nurses. There is no association between transformational leadership and demographic characteristics of respondents. In addition, transactional leadership style also has no association with demographic characteristics of respondents. Conclusion: Transformational and transactional leadership style promotes the performance of nurses. Nurses’ job satisfaction increased the job performance of staff nurses. It is the great need of health care system to develop positive and adaptive behavior among nurses.

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