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A nurse–physician co-leadership model in psychiatric hospitals: Results of a survey among leading staff members in three sites.

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Title: A nurse–physician co-leadership model in psychiatric hospitals: Results of a survey among leading staff members in three sites.
Authors: Steinert, Tilman, Goebel, Rita, Rieger, Wolfgang
Source: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. Dec2006, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p251-257. 7p. 3 Charts.
Subjects: Psychiatric hospitals, Nurse-physician joint practice, Leadership, Hospital personnel, Evaluation of medical care, Hospital administration
Geographic Terms: Germany
Abstract: In three psychiatric hospitals in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, a physician–nurse shared leadership model was implemented in 1997 by the hospital management. The whole hospital, departments, and single wards are led each by a leadership team consisting of a physician, psychologist or social worker and a nurse, being responsible for organization, staff, and budgets. The consequences for staff opinion in leadership positions were evaluated. All 165 leading staff members of all professional groups were anonymously interviewed with a questionnaire containing 45 items regarding their satisfaction with this new leadership model. The response rate was 79.4%. Overall, the leading staff members were satisfied with the shared leadership model both in their own clinical practice and in general. Non-medical staff members were significantly more in favour of several aspects of shared leadership than physicians, but even the latter reported to be generally satisfied. However, both professional groups estimated leading positions to be only modestly attractive. The results yield some evidence that the change from traditional leadership models to the physician–nurse shared leadership model may have advantages in the management of psychiatric hospitals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:In three psychiatric hospitals in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, a physician–nurse shared leadership model was implemented in 1997 by the hospital management. The whole hospital, departments, and single wards are led each by a leadership team consisting of a physician, psychologist or social worker and a nurse, being responsible for organization, staff, and budgets. The consequences for staff opinion in leadership positions were evaluated. All 165 leading staff members of all professional groups were anonymously interviewed with a questionnaire containing 45 items regarding their satisfaction with this new leadership model. The response rate was 79.4%. Overall, the leading staff members were satisfied with the shared leadership model both in their own clinical practice and in general. Non-medical staff members were significantly more in favour of several aspects of shared leadership than physicians, but even the latter reported to be generally satisfied. However, both professional groups estimated leading positions to be only modestly attractive. The results yield some evidence that the change from traditional leadership models to the physician–nurse shared leadership model may have advantages in the management of psychiatric hospitals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:14458330
DOI:10.1111/j.1447-0349.2006.00431.x