TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of nurse managers’ authentic leadership style and work environment characteristics on job burnout among emergency nurses
AU - Al Sabei, Sulaiman
AU - AbuAlRub, Raeda
AU - Al Yahyaei, Asma
AU - Al-Rawajfah, Omar M.
AU - Labrague, Leodoro J.
AU - Burney, Ikram Ali
AU - Al-Maqbali, Majid
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge and thank Sultan Qaboos University (RF/CON/FACN/19/01) and The Research Council (RC/RGCON/FACN/18/01) for all support. The authors would like to thank all nurses who contributed to this study.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by Grants from Sultan Qaboos University (RF/CON/FACN/19/01); and The Research Council, Sultanate of Oman (RC/RG-CON/FACN/18/01).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2023/9/1
Y1 - 2023/9/1
N2 - Background: Emergency nurses experience excessive workloads and high job burnout. Limited evidence exists exploring the role of authentic leadership and nurse work environment on job burnout among emergency nurses. Objective: To assess the influence of nurse managers’ authentic leadership and nurse work environment on job burnout among emergency nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 160 emergency nurses working in six hospitals in the Sultanate of Oman. The Maslach Burnout Inventory, Authentic Leadership Questionnaire, and the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index were used to assess study variables. Results: Of the 233 distributed surveys, 160 emergency nurses responded resulting in a response rate of 69%. More than two thirds of emergency nurses (72.1%) reported high levels of burnout. Authentic leadership and a favorable work environment were significantly associated with lower job burnout. Nurse managers’ transparency (β = - 0.481, p = 0.031), ethical/moral conduct (β = - .408, p = 0.043), managerial ability and support (β = - 0.497, p = 0.018), and adequate staffing and resources (β = -.068, p = 0.028) were all associated with lower job burnout. Conclusions: Results suggest the importance of providing effective leadership, adequate support to staff, maintaining optimum staffing and resources, and developing nurse managers' authentic leadership to reduce nurses’ job burnout.
AB - Background: Emergency nurses experience excessive workloads and high job burnout. Limited evidence exists exploring the role of authentic leadership and nurse work environment on job burnout among emergency nurses. Objective: To assess the influence of nurse managers’ authentic leadership and nurse work environment on job burnout among emergency nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 160 emergency nurses working in six hospitals in the Sultanate of Oman. The Maslach Burnout Inventory, Authentic Leadership Questionnaire, and the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index were used to assess study variables. Results: Of the 233 distributed surveys, 160 emergency nurses responded resulting in a response rate of 69%. More than two thirds of emergency nurses (72.1%) reported high levels of burnout. Authentic leadership and a favorable work environment were significantly associated with lower job burnout. Nurse managers’ transparency (β = - 0.481, p = 0.031), ethical/moral conduct (β = - .408, p = 0.043), managerial ability and support (β = - 0.497, p = 0.018), and adequate staffing and resources (β = -.068, p = 0.028) were all associated with lower job burnout. Conclusions: Results suggest the importance of providing effective leadership, adequate support to staff, maintaining optimum staffing and resources, and developing nurse managers' authentic leadership to reduce nurses’ job burnout.
KW - Authentic leadership
KW - Burnout
KW - Emergency nursing
KW - Managerial support
KW - Practice environment
KW - Staffing
KW - Leadership
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Nurse Administrators
KW - Humans
KW - Nursing Staff, Hospital
KW - Working Conditions
KW - Job Satisfaction
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW - Burnout, Professional
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ienj.2023.101321
DO - 10.1016/j.ienj.2023.101321
M3 - Article
C2 - 37515995
AN - SCOPUS:85166006444
SN - 1755-599X
VL - 70
SP - 101321
JO - International Emergency Nursing
JF - International Emergency Nursing
M1 - 101321
ER -