International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Vol. 9, Issue 1, pp: (139-151), Month: April 2021 - September 2021, Available at: www.researchpublish.com
Relationship between Spiritual Leadership and Creativity as Perceived by Staff Nurses Aya Bassiouny Ibrahim El-seidy 1, Nevine Hassan Abd- El-Aal 2, Amal Diab Ghanem Atalla 3 1
(Demonstrator of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, Egypt) 2
(Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, Egypt)
3
(Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt)
Abstract: Spiritual leadership is crucial in nursing profession. It is an intrinsically motivating factor that encourages staff nurses to initiate creativity and innovation. Aim: To investigate the relationship between spiritual leadership and creativity as perceived by staff nurses at Shoubrakhit General Hospital. Study design: A descriptive correlational research design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: all in-patient care units at Shoubrakhit General Hospital. Subjects: Convenience sampling from staff nurses (n=230) who were working in the previously selected settings and available during the time of data collection distributed as follows; professional nurses, technical nurses and practical nurses Tools: Two tools were used in order to conduct this study: Revised Spiritual Leadership Survey (RSLS) and KEYS Survey to Creativity and Innovation. Results: The finding of this study revealed that the overall level of spiritual leadership as perceived by the studied staff nurses was moderate, while the overall level of creativity was low. Conclusion: The finding of this study concluded that a highly significant strong positive correlation between overall spiritual leadership and overall creativity as perceived by the studied staff nurses (r=0.575, p ≤0.001). Recommendations: Conduct frequent training programs and a series of workshops on spiritual leadership practices, and creativity skills for all staff nurses to embed a culture of spiritual leadership and creativity. Also, it is vital to integrate the course/concept of spiritual leadership into the undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum to raise the awareness of future staff nurses. Additionally, establish warm collegial relationships that provide support, caring, concern, appreciation, and guidance for each other to nourish spirituality with colleagues. Keywords: Spiritual leadership, Intrinsic motivation, Creativity, Staff nurses, Nursing.
I. INTRODUCTION Along with the complexity, instability, continuous change, stressful and demanding life that facing healthcare organizations nowadays in a dynamic environment, those organizations need strong leadership and management to attain maximum organizational effectiveness. (1,2) Effective leadership plays a vital role in the dynamic of these organizations. (3) Effective leadership continued to be a critical component for organizational success and viability, especially in today’s global and highly technical healthcare environment. (4, 5) It is also needed for a healthy work environment that is necessary to ensure high quality of nursing care and patient safety. (6) A new approach to leading and managing is vital for fostering a work environment that nurtures staff. (7) In recent years, more attention has been paid to the spiritual characteristics of healthcare leaders, and how they create a mutual and appropriate spiritual relationship with their subordinates.Nursing leaders are required to use appropriate leadership styles to accomplish organizational goals and display reliable paths to staff nurses. In this regard, there is a style that has been recognized as one of the effective leadership styles that leads to promote the individual and organizational outcome which is known as spiritual leadership. (2 ,8-13) According to Frey (2003) (14), Spiritual Leadership (SL) is defined as "a set of values, attitudes, and behaviors that are necessary to motivate an individual's self, on one hand, and to motivate others on the other hand". Frey (2005) (15) and Ellis (16) described nine dimensions of SL, namely; Vision, Hope/ Faith, Altruistic Love, Meaning / Calling, Membership, Inner Life,
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