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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SERVANT LEADERSHIP AND CREATIVITY OF STAFF NURSES

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Noura Gamal Sherief Mohamed, Farida Mahmoud Hassona, Nora Mahdy Attia
» doi: 10.53555/ecb/2023.12.1039

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Background: Servant leadership is a form of moral based leadership was leaders tend to prioritize the fulfillment of the needs of followers, rather than satisfying their personal needs. Although the concept is not new among academic and nursing, it has received growing consideration due to the fact that it can positively affect a series of individual and organizational creativity. Aim of the study: investigate relationship between servant leadership and creativity of staff nurses. Subjects and Methods: Research design: A descriptive correlational research design was adopted to carry out this study. Setting: The present study was conducted at Zagazig University Hospitals. Sample: proportionate Stratified random sample was selected from nurses (n= 375). Tool of data collection: Two tools were used for collecting data: Servant leadership assessment instrument and Employee Creativity scale. Results: (61.9%) of studied nurses report that their leader had a high level of servant leadership. Also, (51.5%) of studied nurses had a high level of creativity. Conclusion: There is highly statistical significant correlation between servant leadership and creative activity Recommendation: Health care organizations should adopt a servant -leadership philosophy and establish servant leadership requirements for nurse managers to develop nurse leaders with a key “servant” orientation and mindset (e.g., emphasizing concerns for followers and prioritizing creativity among nurses).

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