Nurses' work engagement: The influences of ambidextrous leadership, clinical nurse leadership and workload

Abstract

Nurses account for 59% of all health professionals worldwide and they play an important role in providing healthcare services (WHO, 2020). However, there is a vast worldwide shortage of nearly six million nurses (WHO, 2020). In addition to retaining existing nurses and accelerating the cultivation of new ones, it is vital to increase the work engagement of current nurses to reduce the problems caused by the nursing shortage. Work engagement is a positive, fulfilling mental state about performing one's work (Schaufeli & Bakker,

Subtypes of work engagement in frontline supporting nurses during COVID‐19 pandemic: A latent profile analysis

“…Nurses in this subgroup had the highest scores of all items amongst the four subgroups, especially for vigour and absorption. The average score of work engagement for this subgroup of nurses was also higher than that of previous studies (Cai et al, 2021 ; Zhang et al, 2021 ). These results suggest that nurses in this subgroup have greater enthusiasm for work and are more absorbed in their work and enjoy it.…”

Attributes, skills and actions of clinical leadership in nursing as reported by hospital nurses: a cross-sectional study

“…They also have to influence evidence-based policies to improve work–life integration43 and enhance patients, nurses and organisational outcomes. These outcomes include quality of care, nurses’ empowerment, job satisfaction, quality of life and work engagement 4 11–17 32…”

“…With the increasing urgency to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of care, effective nursing leadership is warranted 4 11–17. Clinical leaders can be found in various healthcare settings,4 most often at the highest clinical level, but they are uncommon at the top executive level 6–9 18–24.…”

“…Clinical leadership ensures quality patient care by providing safe and efficient care and creating a healthy clinical work environment 4 10–17 27 31 32. It also decreases the high costs of clinical litigation settlements and improves the safety of service delivery to consumers 4 11–17 32.…”

“…Clinical leadership ensures quality patient care by providing safe and efficient care and creating a healthy clinical work environment 4 10–17 27 31 32. It also decreases the high costs of clinical litigation settlements and improves the safety of service delivery to consumers 4 11–17 32. For these reasons, healthcare organisations should initiate interventions to develop clinical leadership among front-line clinicians, including nurses 8 9…”