This paper aims to find out why there is a high turnover rate amongst private mental health nurses in the healthcare industry by looking at influences of leadership style, particularly transformational leadership on job satisfaction, motivation and commitment to the organisation. It will initially look at the current scenario on a ward (Ward A) in a private mental health hospital (Company A) and then look at literature supporting possible ways of addressing problems in company A.
Mental health nurses are said to face significantly different sets of challenges, mainly due to being subjected to violence, and aggression regularly by patients. Current leadership practices and organisational structures may not be supporting nurses enough in some settings, which could be contributing to facilitate unhealthy work environments and high nursing turnover.
Spending has been said to have significantly risen, approximately £327 million to £485 million in from 2012 to 2014 respectively, on recruiting temporary nurses due to nursing shortages. Budget cuts, low remuneration and low staff morale are said to have contributed to an over-reliance on temporary nurses which is said to be having a negative effect on continuity of care for patients and poor outcomes of quality.
Leaders with good interpersonal skills, actively carrying out staff supervision and adopting a transformational style of leadership may be the key towards increasing job satisfaction, motivation and reducing staff turnover amongst nurses. Nurse leaders need to understand their nurses in order to understand why so many are leaving.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Literature review
- Current perceptions of leadership in Nursing
- The Argument for Transformational Leadership
- Herzberg's two-factor theory
- Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
- Findings and Conclusions
- Recommendations and Implementation
- References
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This paper examines the reasons behind high turnover rates among private mental health nurses in the healthcare industry. The paper focuses on the influence of leadership style, particularly transformational leadership, on job satisfaction, motivation, and commitment to the organization. The paper analyzes the current situation on a ward in a private mental health hospital and explores literature supporting potential solutions.
- The impact of leadership style on job satisfaction, motivation, and commitment.
- The role of transformational leadership in addressing high turnover rates.
- The challenges faced by mental health nurses, including violence and aggression.
- The implications of nursing shortages on patient care and organizational outcomes.
- The importance of effective staff recruitment and retention policies.
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
The introduction explores the issue of high turnover rates among private mental health nurses, citing statistics on temporary agency nurse spending and highlighting the negative impact on patient care and organizational efficiency. It discusses the role of leadership style, particularly transformational leadership, in addressing these challenges. The literature review delves into current perceptions of leadership in nursing and provides arguments for the effectiveness of transformational leadership. It also explores relevant theories such as Herzberg's two-factor theory and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The key terms and concepts of the paper include leadership style, transformational leadership, job satisfaction, motivation, commitment, mental health nursing, turnover rates, nursing shortages, patient care, organizational outcomes, and relevant theories such as Herzberg's two-factor theory and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
- Quote paper
- Andrew Homer (Author), 2016, The effectiveness of people management, organisation development strategies and interventions in a mental health setting, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/353855
