Nurse managers' leadership, patient safety, and quality of care: a systematic review.
Lee SE, Hyunjie L, Sang S. Nurse managers' leadership, patient safety, and quality of care: a systematic review. West J Nurs Res. 2023;45(2):176-185. doi:10.1177/01939459221114079.
Effective nurse leadership can result in improved safety climate and willingness to report errors. This review identified 14 studies of the impact of nurse leadership on adverse patient outcomes, rates of nursing errors, error reporting and error reporting intention, quality of care, and patient satisfaction. Transformational leadership in particular showed a positive relationship with improved outcomes.