Abstract

This research proposes to obtain in-depth information on leadership in nursing management, in order to recognize the areas of opportunity for improvement and guarantee quality care management. The objective of the study was to understand and interpret the experiences expressed about leadership by the nursing team. The research method is qualitative, to obtain this information the focus group or discussion group technique was used. The participants were 60 nursing professionals who worked in different shifts and inpatient services. The findings that were obtained from the experiences of the nurses interviewed were arranged in four categories that characterize the positive aspects of leadership, which are listed below: Active listening, emotional intelligence, strategic planning capacity, and the ability todevelop the people in charge. Conclusions the recognition from the nurse’s subjectivity on the perception of leadership provided positive suggestions for the collective construction in the improvement of care management.

Keywords: Nursing; Leadership; Care Management

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