Background Previous research supports the claim that managers are vital players in the implementation of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), yet little is known about interventions aiming to develop managers’ leadership in facilitating implementation. In this pilot study, process evaluation was employed to study the feasibility and usefulness of a leadership intervention by exploring the inter...

The authors study the association between physician leadership styles and leadership effectiveness. Executive directors of community health centers were surveyed (269 respondents; response rate = 40.9 percent) for their perceptions of the medical director's leadership behaviors and effectiveness, using an adapted Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (43 items on a 0-4 point Likert-type scale), ...

This article addresses the issue of clinical leadership and how it is defined. The concepts and definitions of clinical leadership are considered as well as the results of new research that suggests that clinical leaders can be seen as experts in their field, and because they are approachable and are effective communicators, are empowered to act as a role model, motivating others by matching th...

OBJECTIVE To explore general practitioners' (GPs) views on leadership roles and leadership challenges in general practice and primary health care. DESIGN We conducted focus groups (FGs) with 17 GPs. SETTING Norwegian primary health care. SUBJECTS 17 GPs who attended a 5 d course on leadership in primary health care. RESULTS Our study suggests that the GPs experience a need for more prep...

AIMS The purpose of the present study was to use the example of Florence Nightingales' nursing experience to highlight the differences between nursing leadership and clinical leadership with a focus on Miss Nightingales' clinical leadership attributes. BACKGROUND 2010 marks the centenary of the death of Florence Nightingale. As this significant date approaches this paper reflects on her contr...

BACKGROUND Effective clinical leadership is associated with better patient care. We implemented and evaluated a pilot clinical leadership course for second year internal medicine residents at a large United States Academic Medical Center that is part of a multi-hospital health system. METHODS The course met weekly for two to three hours during July, 2013. Sessions included large group discuss...

background previous research supports the claim that managers are vital players in the implementation of clinical practice guidelines (cpgs), yet little is known about interventions aiming to develop managers’ leadership in facilitating implementation. in this pilot study, process evaluation was employed to study the feasibility and usefulness of a leadership intervention by exploring the inter...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationships among critical thinking disposition, general self-efficacy, leadership and clinical competence, and identify the factors influencing clinical competence in nursing students. METHODS In this descriptive study, 153 nursing students (from 2nd to 4th school year) of a university in South Korea were enrolled in December 2010. The ...