Leadership Self and Means Efficacy Among Nursing Faculty: A National Study

Background: There is a call for leadership in every nursing role. Thus, nursing faculty must self-reflect on their leadership abilities and seek support from their surrounding resources to be successful leaders in their current and future roles. Method: An exploratory descriptive study was conducted...

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Published in:The Journal of nursing education 2022-11, Vol.61 (11), p.636-640
Main Authors: Singh, Ashley, Spadaro, Kathleen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrator Surveys
Behavior Change
Behavior Modification
College Administration
College teachers
Confidence
Correlation
Data Analysis
Deans
Evaluation
Forecasts and trends
Leaders
Leadership
Leadership Role
Leadership Training
Likert Scales
Literature Reviews
Methods
Nursing education
Peers
Perceptions
Professional Development
Researchers
Self Efficacy
Success
Teacher Shortage
University faculty
Work Environment
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Summary:Background: There is a call for leadership in every nursing role. Thus, nursing faculty must self-reflect on their leadership abilities and seek support from their surrounding resources to be successful leaders in their current and future roles. Method: An exploratory descriptive study was conducted to query nursing faculty's perceptions of their leadership self and means efficacy. An anonymous online survey using the Leadership Efficacy Questionnaire that measures leader means efficacy was sent to universities in the United States. Results: Sixty-nine faculty participated. The majority (92.8%) of respondents were women between the ages of 32 and 71 years. The participants included both diploma and university educators with varied experience. Leader action efficacy yielded a 70.4% confidence score, with leader means efficacy of 66.5% and leader self-regulation efficacy of 77.6%. Conclusion: Faculty in higher nursing education must be able to lead with confidence and be supported by their respective institutions. Further research on leadership training is needed. [J Nurs Educ. 2022;61(11):636–640.]
ISSN:0148-4834
1938-2421
DOI:10.3928/01484834-20220912-05