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Öznur İspir Transformational Leadership İstanbul University Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing TR [email protected] Sergül Duygulu Nursing Management Hacettepe University Faculty of Nursing Ankara TR [email protected] DETERMINATION OF THE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP PRACTICES OF UNIT CHARGE NURSES AND THE NURSES' CONTROL OVER NURSING PRACTICES Aim: This descriptive study aimed to determine the transformational leadership practices of unit charge nurses and nurses' control over nursing practices. Background: Control over nursing practice provides using evidence-based practices for high quality, safe and cost effective nursing care. Transformational nurse leaders are needed to create a work environment in which nurses have control over their practices Methods: The study consisted of 56 unit charge nurses and 220 observer nurses working at two acute care hospitals. Data were collected through Nurses Data Sheet, Leadership Practices Inventory Self /Observer and Control Over Nursing Practice Scale. Results: The mean score of UCN's was 129.55. There was no statistically significant difference between the UCNs' and observer nurses' mean scores on total leadership practices or score averages on other leadership practices (p˃0.05). The average score of unit charge nurses' control over nursing practices was found as 121.12, which was statistically significantly higher than that of the observer nurses' score (106.06) (p=0.001). A weak (r=0.425, p Keywords: Nursing, transformational leadership, leadership practices, control over nursing practices. Congress Topics: Effective Nurse Leader and Board Member 32 |