Supervisors are Central to Work Characteristics Affecting Nurse Outcomes

Abstract

The results indicated practical implications for managers of nurses caring for elderly patients in terms of developing and maintaining levels of job control, support, and fairness, as well as monitoring levels of job demands. The results particularly show the importance of nurses' immediate supervisors.

The importance of the supervisor for the mental health and work attitudes of Australian aged care nurses

“…Hall, 2007;Rodwell et al, 2009), with very few studies investigating different nursing work environments. A key recent exception is the investigation by Boekhorst et al (2008) that found the three characteristics of the DCSmodel (demands, control, and social support) predicted job satisfaction and burnout in aged care settings.…”

Leader–member exchange, affective commitment, engagement, wellbeing, and intention to leave: public versus private sector Italian nurses

“…This paper examines the relationship between the supervisor-subordinate relationship, engagement, wellbeing, affective commitment and turnover intention of nurses within the Italian context, analysing the similarities and differences in the way nurses are managed across the public and private sector. The relationship between such variables has been of interest to many researchers in other countries, like the USA (Mueller and Lee, 2002;Cropanzano and Mitchell, 2005) and Australia (Rodwell et al, 2009;Brunetto et al, 2011a;. In those countries, one of the significant factors affecting an employee's intention to stay in an organization is the quality of supervisor-subordinate relationships (LMX).…”

Let’s Hang on to What We’ve Got: Flexible Work Options and the Retention of Older Workers in Australia

“…Research in hospitals has found immediate line managers play a crucial role in making flexible work available (Harris, Bennett, Davey & Ross, 2010) and the relationship with the supervisor impacts firstly on the subordinate's morale, which then impacts on nurses' commitment to their institution (Brunetto, Farr-Wharton & Shacklock 2010Brunetto, Shriberg, Farr-Wharton, Shacklock, Newman & Dienger, 2013) and well-being (Rodwell, Noblet, Demir & Steane, 2009). This is especially so for women (Shacklock, Brunetto & Nelson, 2009).…”