Native American Nurse Leadership

Purpose: To identify which characteristics, wisdom, and skills are essential in becoming an effective Native American nurse leader. This will lead to the development of a curriculum suitable for Native American nurses. Design: A qualitative, descriptive design was used for this study. Focus groups w...

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Published in:Journal of transcultural nursing 2004-07, Vol.15 (3), p.177-183
Main Author: Nichols, Lee Anne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anthropology, Cultural
Attitude of Health Personnel - ethnology
Communication
Curriculum
Female
Focus Groups
Humans
Indians, North American - education
Indians, North American - ethnology
Interprofessional Relations
Leadership
Male
Mentors
Models, Nursing
Montana
Needs Assessment
Nurse Administrators - education
Nurse Administrators - organization & administration
Nurse Administrators - psychology
Nurse's Role
Nursing
Nursing Methodology Research
Professional Competence - standards
Qualitative Research
Transcultural Nursing - education
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Summary:Purpose: To identify which characteristics, wisdom, and skills are essential in becoming an effective Native American nurse leader. This will lead to the development of a curriculum suitable for Native American nurses. Design: A qualitative, descriptive design was used for this study. Focus groups were conducted in Polson, Montana. A total of 67 Native and non-Native nurses participated. Sixty-seven percent of them were members of Indian tribes. Data were content analyzed using Spradley’s ethnographic methodology. Findings: Three domains of analysis emerged: point of reference for the leader (individual, family, community), what a leader is (self-actualized, wise, experienced, political, bicultural, recognized, quiet presence, humble, spiritual, and visionary), and what a leader does (mentors, role models, communicates, listens, demonstrates values, mobilizes, and inspires). Discussion: Native nurse leaders lead differently. Thus, a leadership curriculum suitable for Native nurses may lead to increased work productivity and therefore improved patient care for Native Americans.
ISSN:1043-6596
1552-7832
DOI:10.1177/1043659604265119