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Exploring the qualities of effective nursing leadership in a selected private hospital in Namibia
Thesis (MNur)--Stellenbosch University, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/132450 Exploring the qualities of effective nursing leadership in a selected private hospital in Namibia Saayman, Frederik Josefus Bell, Janet Van Schalkwyk, Talita Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Nursing and Midwifery. Mentoring in nursing -- Namibia Leadership -- Nursing -- Namibia Nursing services -- Administration -- Namibia Emotional intelligence -- Nursing -- Namibia UCTD Thesis (MNur)--Stellenbosch University, 2025. Saayman, F. J. 2025. Exploring the Qualities of Effective Nursing Leadership in a Selected Private Hospital in Namibia. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/2ac77183-b7ad-4bde-8aac-97d5de972fcd ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background and problem statement: Nurse managers working in hospitals should facilitate an environment that is conducive to enabling a nursing team to work together and align their nursing care practice with the healthcare service organisation’s mission, vision, philosophy, and objectives to provide quality care to patients. In order to achieve this, the nurse manager should use their leadership and management capabilities to be actively involved and present in a clinical setting giving effective guidance, direction, and leadership to the nursing team (Orukwowu, 2022). While the influence of effective leadership is broadly recognised and described in the available literature, the voices of the people experiencing it are often absent. Therefore, exploring and describing what effective leadership constitutes in nurse leaders’ authentic daily work interactions, in a private hospital in Namibia, assisted in deepening and broadening this understanding as it provided a contextualised depiction of how effective leadership plays out at the study site. Methods: A qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive approach was used to establish an in-depth understanding of how nurses view the elements and qualities that they recognise as effective nursing leadership at the study site. The aim of this study was to explore and describe how nurses and nursing unit managers recognise effective leadership in their daily work interactions in a selected private hospital in Namibia. Individual, face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were used to collect the data from a sample of twelve participants. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. Ethical approval was obtained from the Health Research Ethics Committee of Stellenbosch University, and permission was obtained from the study site before data collection. The study adhered to the principles of ensuring trustworthiness and ethical standards. Results: Four themes emerged from the data. The findings suggest that effective leaders have a strategic focus, and live out their values in their daily activities. In this way, leaders are able to develop and communicate clear visions, set clear and direct goals and objectives for their team. Effective leaders are teachers and developers who transfer their skills to their teams and motivate and inspire them to grow and develop into future leaders. Effective communication was identified as a significant leadership skill. Effective leaders create a safe and supportive environment motivate their teams and maintain productive environments. Conclusion: This study provides valuable insight into the elements and qualities of effective leadership as recognised by nursing personnel and Nursing Unit Managers in a private hospital in Namibia. Both groups emphasised the importance of effective leaders having a clear vision, communicating effectively, and being committed to continuous learning as fundamental traits of effective leaders. Participants highlighted that leaders should articulate a compelling vision and engage in active listening, fostering an environment where team members feel valued and empowered to share their ideas. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Agtergrond en probleemstelling: Verpleegbestuurders wat in hospitale werk, behoort 'n omgewing te bevorder wat die verpleegsorgspan in staat stel om saam te werk en hul verpleegsorgpraktyk in lyn te bring met die missie, visie, filosofie en doelwitte van die gesondheidsorgdiensorganisasie om kwaliteit sorg aan pasiente te lewer. Om dit te bereik, moet die verpleegbestuurder hul leierskap- en bestuurvermoe gebruik om aktief betrokke te wees en teenwoordig te wees in 'n kliniese omgewing, deur effektiewe leiding, rigting en leierskap aan die verpleegsorgspan te bied (Orukwowu, 2022). Terwyl die invloed van effektiewe leierskap algemeen erken en in beskikbare literatuur beskryf word, is die stemme van diegene wat dit ervaar dikwels afwesig. Daarom het die verkenning en beskrywing van wat effektiewe leierskap in verpleegleiers se daaglikse werksinteraksies, in ‘n privaat hospital in Namibie, gehelp om hierdie begrip te verdiep en te verbreed deur 'n gekontekstualiseerde voorstelling te bied van hoe effektiewe leierskap in die studieplek plaasvind. Metodes: 'n Kwalitatiewe, verkennende en beskrywende benadering is gebruik om 'n diepgaande begrip te ontwikkel van hoe verpleegsters die elemente en eienskappe wat hulle as effektiewe verpleegleierskap beskou, erken by die studiewebwerf. Die doel van hierdie studie was om te ondersoek en te beskryf hoe verpleegsters en verpleegafdelingsbestuurders effektiewe leierskap in hulle daaglikse werkinteraksies by 'n geselekteerde privaat hospitaal in Namibie erken. Individuele, geselskapgebaseerde, semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude is gebruik om die data van 'n steekproef van twaalf deelnemers in te samel. Tematiese analise is gebruik om die data te ontleed. Etiese goedkeuring is van die Gesondheidsnavorsing Etiekkomitee van die Universiteit van Stellenbosch verkry, en toestemming is van die studiewebwerf verkry voordat die data-insameling plaasgevind het. Die studie het die beginsels van betroubaarheid en etiese standaarde nagekom. Resultate: Vier temas het uit die data na vore gekom. Die bevindings dui daarop dat effektiewe leiers 'n strategiese fokus het en hul waardes in hul daaglikse aktiwiteite uitleef. Op hierdie manier is leiers in staat om duidelike visies te ontwikkel en te kommunikeer, asook om spesifieke doelwitte en doelstellings vir hul span te stel. Effektiewe leiers is leermeesters en ontwikkelaars wat hul vaardighede oordra aan hul spanne en hulle motiveer en inspireer om te groei en as toekomstige leiers te ontwikkel. Effektiewe kommunikasie is geidentifiseer as ’n belangrike leierskapsvaardigheid. Effektiewe leiers skep ’n veilige en ondersteunende omgewing, motiveer hul spanne en handhaaf produktiewe werksomgewings. Gevolgtrekking: Hierdie studie bied waardevolle insigte in die elemente en kwaliteite van effektiewe leierskap soos erken deur verpleegpersoneel en verpleegbestuurders in ’n privaat hospitaal in Namibie. Beide groepe het die belangrikheid beklemtoon van effektiewe leiers wat 'n duidelike visie het, doeltreffend kommunikeer en verbind is tot voortdurende leer as fundamentele eienskappe van suksesvolle leiers. Deelnemers het uitgelig dat leiers 'n inspirerende visie moet artikuleer en aktiewe luister moet toepas, wat 'n omgewing skep waar spanlede gewaardeer voel en bemagtig word om hul idees te deel. Masters 2025-06-09T07:18:22Z 2025-06-09T07:18:22Z 2025-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/132450 en_ZA Stellenbosch University xviii, 138 pages : illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
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| topic | Mentoring in nursing -- Namibia Leadership -- Nursing -- Namibia Nursing services -- Administration -- Namibia Emotional intelligence -- Nursing -- Namibia UCTD |
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