Coaching: a reference model for the practice of nurse-leaders in the hospital context
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342011000300026Keywords:
Leadership, Nursing, Management of human resources in a hospital, Professional competenceAbstract
The objectives of the present study was to evaluate the leadership of nurses by using the coaching strategy as a managerial tool, and identify, measure and analyze the acquisition of competencies from the view of nurse-coaches. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional, exploratory and field study that was performed using a quantitative approach. Situational Leadership was selected as the theoretical framework and the research instrument was submitted to statistical and content analyses and was applied on 11 nurse leaders of a large scale private general hospital located in São Paulo. The results showed that participants gained new knowledge, confirmed the Situational Leadership model as the recognized being a coach leader, with a style that is mainly aimed at tasks and people, according to the situation involved, and pointed out the following skills as determinant of coaches: communication, giving and receiving feedback, assigning and gaining power and having an influence. Finally, the attitudes reflected the practice of coaching.Downloads
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2011-06-01
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Cardoso, M. L. A. P., Ramos, L. H., & D’Innocenzo, M. (2011). Coaching: a reference model for the practice of nurse-leaders in the hospital context. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 45(3), 730-737. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342011000300026