Examining the Relation between Paternalistic Leadership Style, Organizational Trust and Quality of Professional Life among hospital nurses

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1 Lecturer of nursing administration, Faculty of Nursing-Minia University- Egypt.

2 Lecturer of nursing administration, Faculty of Nursing-Minia University- Egypt

Abstract

Paternalistic leadership communication skills helps maintain the direct organizational  relationship among nurses as well as enhance the   organizational trust and quality of professional nursing  life.. Aim of the study: This study examines the relation between paternalistic leadership style, organizational trust and quality of professional life among hospital nurses. Method: Cross-sectional analytical research design was utilized to conduct this study.  Setting: the study was conducted in kidney diseases, urology hospitals & cardio thoracic university hospitals affiliated to Minia university,  Minia City, Egypt  Subjects:A convenient sample is used in the current study; their total numbers were 222 nurses. Tools: paternalistic leadership style practices, Organizational Trust Scale, and The Professional Quality of Life Scale.  Results:  showed that the studied nurses had  high paternalistic leadership style( 80.2%), moderate organizational trust (63.5%), and all of them had positive professional quality of life. Conclusion: paternalistic leadershipmanagement positively affects the quality of professional life through the gained trust among their staff nurses and it also acts as a predictor for healthy relationship that conveyed good professional quality of life. Recommendation:  Provide insight for managers, nurses, and human resource practitioners to help build high trust relationships in a health care setting, and hospital administrators should  concentrate on building positive interdepartmental relations.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 10, Issue 3
September 2019
Pages 433-447

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