Factors associated with millennial nurses’ intention to pursue formal leadership roles: a cross-sectional study
ISSN: 1751-1879
Article publication date: 9 October 2023
Issue publication date: 18 March 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to examine the level of intention to pursue formal nursing leadership roles among millennial nurses and to identify the different factors that may play a role in their intentions to pursue such roles.
Design/methodology/approach
This study used a multi-center, cross-sectional research design. Registered nurses born between 1980 and 2000 (n = 1,377) who worked in 23 acute care hospitals in Oman were included in this study. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression. Data were collected between July 2019 and January 2020.
Findings
Nearly 70% of millennial nurses researched their intention for career advancement to assume nursing leadership responsibility. Factors associated with nurses’ intention to pursue formal nursing leadership roles were the type of nursing degree held (having a bachelor of science in nursing degree), type of hospital facility affiliation (teaching hospital), previous leadership experience, structural empowerment (access to support, opportunity and resources), work satisfaction and job burnout.
Originality/value
Millennial nurses, who represent the largest segment of the nursing workforce, have begun assuming nursing management and leadership roles; however, little is known about the factors affecting their intentions to pursue these roles. The findings of this study revealed different factors (both modifiable and nonmodifiable) influencing millennial nurses’ intentions to pursue formal leadership roles.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge and thanks all nurses who participated in the study.
Conflict of interest: All authors declare no conflict of interest.
Research fund: Funding information: The Research Council, Grant/Award Number: RC/RG-CON/FACN/18/01; Sultan Qaboos University, Grant/Award Number: RF/CON/FACN/19/01.
Ethical considerations: Prior to data collection, the research protocol was submitted to the College of Nursing and College of Medicine and Health Sciences (SQU-EC/067/19) and the Ministry of Health (MoH/CSR/18/10004), for ethical clearance.
Author contributions: Study design: LL, SA, OR, IB, RA; Data collection: LL, SA, OR, IB, RA; Data analysis: LL, SA, OR, IB, RA; Study supervision: SA, OR, LL; Manuscript writing: LL, SA, OR, IB, RA; Critical revisions for important intellectual content: LL, SA, OR, IB, RA.
Citation
Labrague, L.J., Al Sabei, S., Al Rawajfah, O., Burney, I.A. and Abu AlRub, R. (2024), "Factors associated with millennial nurses’ intention to pursue formal leadership roles: a cross-sectional study", Leadership in Health Services, Vol. 37 No. 2, pp. 215-230. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHS-04-2023-0024
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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