Nurse Leaders' Perceptions of Influence of Organizational Restructuring on Evidence-Informed Decision-Making.

Aim: To describe how organizational context and restructuring influenced nurse leaders' use of evidence in decision-making in their management practice.

Method: Qualitative descriptive study. Fifteen leaders at executive and front-line manager levels in one organization were interviewed using a semi-structured format.

Factors influencing job satisfaction of oncology nurses over time.

In this study, we tested a structural equation model to examine work environment factors related to changes in job satisfaction of oncology nurses between 2004 and 2006. Relational leadership and good physician/nurse relationships consistently influenced perceptions of enough RNs to provide quality care, and freedom to make patient care decisions, which, in turn, directly influenced nurses' job satisfaction over time. Supervisor support in resolving conflict and the ability to influence patient care outcomes were significant influences on job satisfaction in 2004, whereas, in 2006, a clear philosophy of nursing had a greater significant influence.

Leadership styles and outcome patterns for the nursing workforce and work environment: a systematic review.

Context: Numerous policy and research reports call for leadership to build quality work environments, implement new models of care, and bring health and wellbeing to an exhausted and stretched nursing workforce. Rarely do they indicate how leadership should be enacted, or examine whether some forms of leadership may lead to negative outcomes. We aimed to examine the relationships between various styles of leadership and outcomes for the nursing workforce and their work environments.

Predictors of nurse absenteeism in hospitals: a systematic review.

Aim: This study aimed to identify and examine predictors of short-term absences of staff nurses working in hospital settings reported in the research literature.

Background: Front-line staff nurse absenteeism contributes to discontinuity of patient care, decreased staff morale and is costly to healthcare.

Evaluation: A systematic review of studies from 1986 to 2006, obtained through electronic searches of 10 online databases led to inclusion of 16 peer-reviewed research articles.