406198

Relation between Head Nurses Boundary Spanning Leadership and Nursing Team Effectiveness

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Last updated: 01 Feb 2025

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Background: Boundary spanning is essential for head nurses since nursing team does
not work alone, as well nurses function in an intricate healthcare environment with
numerous responsibilities, where nurses often in need for autonomous decision making
because of critically ill patients. Aim: To assess the relation between head nurses
boundary spanning leadership and nursing team effectiveness. Research design: A
descriptive correlational study design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at in
following departments at Tanta University main hospitals in nine setting namely:
(gynecology and obstetrics, cardiac, neurology, plastic, tropical, pediatric,
ophthalmology, chest and medical departments were included in the study. Subjects:
Includes all staff nurses (n=447) Tools: Two tools were used to collect the needed data.
Head Nurses Boundary Spanning Scale and Team Effectiveness Questionnaire. Results:
(38.0%) of staff nurses reported that their head nurses had high level of all dimensions
of head nurses boundary spanning leadership. Conclusion: There was positive
significant statistically correlation was found staff nurses perception of head nurse
boundary spanning leadership and their team effectiveness. Recommendations: The
hospital management needs to priming significance toward change the systems, policies,
and practices of the hospitals to abridge the application of boundary spanning and team
effectiveness on making the choices that increase nurses' satisfaction

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10.21608/tsnj.2024.406198

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Somaya

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Abdelaziz

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1Nursing specialist, Menoufia hospital, El Gharbia Governotate, Egypt. 2Master student of Nursing administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

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Samer

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Ghadery

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Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.

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Marwa

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Sorour

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S.

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Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt.

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35

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4

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53192

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2024-11-01

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2025-01-20

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2024-11-01

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2314-5595

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2735-5519

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Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal

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Relation between Head Nurses Boundary Spanning Leadership and Nursing Team Effectiveness

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01 Feb 2025