SCANNING AND REFLECTING: MAJOR COMPONENTS OF NURSING LEADERSHIP
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TL;DR
The scanning and reflecting activities of six Canadian nurse managers are described and two of the major themes elucidated during a 3-year phenomenological study of their leadership are suggested.
Abstract
The effectiveness of nurse leaders rests partly on their abilities to scan for cues about themselves, other people, and situations; to reflectively determine the significance of these cues for leadership; and to shape their leadership in response to relevant cues. In this paper I describe the scanning and reflecting activities of six Canadian nurse managers. Scanning and reflecting are two of the major themes elucidated during a 3-year phenomenological study of their leadership. I also suggest how their scanning and reflecting might benefit care delivery, the nursing profession, and health care organizations.