Abstract
M.Cur. (Professional Nursing)
The nursing service manager in local goverment is confronted by
extensive changes in the health care delivery system. The communities
need to work towards better health but in turn it ask for
competent leadership from the nursing service manager. The nursing
service manager is accountable for the nursing component of
services in the personal health services and should focus in on
quality control, in the preventative and primary health care
services. It appears that leadership development of the nursing
service manager in the local goverment does not receive the
attention that it should.
The question that
offers leadership
manager and if so
needs to be asked, is whether local government
development programs for the nursing service
what is the nature and extent of the program?
What is the predominant leadership style that the nursing service
manager is using from within the situational leadership theory?
What guidelines for a leadership development program for nursing
service managers should be formulated?
The objectives of this study is to investigate what the nature
and extent of leadership development for the nursing service
manager in the local government in the Pretoria, Witwatersrand
and Vaal triangle is. The second objective is to determine the
leadership style of the nursing service manager in the local
government in the Pretoria, Witwatersrand and· Vaal triangle. The
third objective is to develop guidelines for a leadership development
program for nursing service managers in local government
from within the framework of the situational leadership theory,
based on the results of the study. An explorative, descriptive research design within the context
was used to answer to the objectives set for this study. The
research methods consist of a interview with a interview guide
that was used to determine the nature and extent of leadership
development that the nursing service manager receives. Secondly
an evaluation was done with the aid of the LEAD-Self and LEADOthers
instruments.
The situational theory was
the Whole Person Theory
study.
The researcher found that most of the nursing managers are working
in the two biggest local governments and the predominant
designation is that of chief community health nurse.
The nursing service managers have the applicable clinical ability
in community health nursing science.
The findings are as follows The majority of nursing service
managers in this study are working in the two largest local
governments.
The designation of community health nurse is the most common
designation for the nursing service managers.
The nursing service manager possesses the appropriate clinical
experience in community health nursing. The researcher found
that seven (38.9%) of the leaders are busy with formal leadership
development by means of further studies, which points to positive
motivation.
The results show that . leadership development of the
service manager does not receive the necessary attention
should receive.
nursing
that it
The primary
managers are
style three.
leadership style that most of the nursing service
using according to their own perception is that of
This style is also known as the style of participation which is high in support and low in direction giving.
According to the followers perception, the nursing service
manager uses style two as the primary style. This style is both
high in support and direction giving and it is also known as the
selling style.
Guidelines for the development
program are set out accordingly
curriculum development.