Objective: to understand the challenges and strategies adopted by nurses for the exercise of Transformational Leadership in a university hospital. Methods: qualitative and exploratory study, in which 25 nurses working in a university hospital in the state of Bahia, Brazil participated. Data collection took place through semi-structured interviews and categorized according to Thematic Analysis, using Nvivo software. Results: The prevalent challenges involved: lack of encouragement from the institution for the training of leaders; professional inexperience and young age; resistance to leadership and insubordination. The strategies adopted by nurses consist of acting as team examples and establishing dialogic relationships. Final considerations: The practice of Transformational Leadership has been relevant in the daily lives of nurses and contributes to the quality of care.
Resumo Objetivo Analisar o exercício da liderança transformacional na prática dos enfermeiros em um hospital universitário. Métodos Estudo de métodos mistos explanatório sequencial. Na etapa quantitativa, com amostra não probabilística por conveniência, aplicou-se um questionário de atitudes frente a estilos de liderança adaptado para a frequência de adoção dos comportamentos de liderança transformacional a 152 enfermeiros do referido hospital. Estes dados passaram por testes estatísticos descritivos e analíticos. Na etapa qualitativa, 25 participantes da primeira etapa foram sorteados e responderam a uma entrevista semiestruturada, analisadas mediante análise temática de conteúdo. Resultados Identificou-se a prática da liderança transformacional de forma frequente entre os enfermeiros. Entretanto, eles apresentam dificuldades para exercer esse modelo de liderança, devido a carência de apoio da instituição que, majoritariamente adota uma liderança verticalizada, pela falta de capacitação para os enfermeiros assistenciais, e fragilidades na comunicação e discussão dos problemas antes das tomadas de decisões. Conclusão A prática da liderança transformacional encontra resistências pelo maior exercícios da liderança verticalizada pelos gestores, entretanto os enfermeiros acreditam que uma liderança com comportamento horizontalizado pode favorecer mudanças estruturais e comportamentais da instituição.
Objective To know the perception of nursing professors about the fragilities and potentialities in the training of nurse leaders. Method Multiple case study, with a qualitative approach, performed with 36 nursing professors from a public university in the State of Bahia, Brazil. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, interpreted in the light of Paulo Freire’s theoretical framework and analyzed according to Thematic Analysis and the Nvivo®11 software. Results Were highlighted as fragilities the need to improve the transversality of leadership throughout graduation and teaching focused on the banking model. The potentialities refer to the insertion of the students in the practice scenarios, enabling the approximation with the nursing and multidisciplinary teams, the use of active methodologies and participation in research groups. Final considerations Professors consider the importance of problematizing pedagogical practices and invest in methodological strategies capable of promoting the training of nurse leaders.
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