The Relationship between Ward Nurses’ Sense of Community at University Hospitals and The Chief Nurse’s Transformational Leadership

Abstract

Purpose: To understand the relationship between ward nurses' perceptions about the chief nurse's transformational leadership at university hospitals and their sense of community Methods: A self-administered survey was completed by 275 ward nurses at private and public university hospitals. The questionnaire items consisted of basic characteristics, a scale for sense of community among nurses, and a transformational leadership scale. Multiple regression was used to assess the relationship between these items. Results: Multiple regression with sense of community score for nurses as the dependent variable showed a significant relationship between sense of community and transformational leadership (β = 0.515, p < 0.01). Furthermore, individual consideration, which is a subscore of the transformational leadership score, was also significantly associated with sense of community among ward nurses (β = 0.400, p < 0.01). Conclusion: These results suggest that ward nurses' perceptions about the chief nurse's transformational leadership improves their sense of community.