The role of leadership in nursing staff management

The article reflects the theoretical aspects of leadership in nursing personnel management, covering a wide range of models and approaches that help to understand how to effectively organize the work of a medical institution. The roles and functions of a leader in this context include organizing teamwork, developing employees, interacting with other health care workers, ensuring compliance with ethical standards and the ability to cope with change. A leader with a high level of emotional intelligence and the ability to adapt to new conditions is able to create an effective and high-quality patient care system, which is the basis for the successful operation of any medical institution. Objective. Theoretical and practical study of leadership issues in nursing management. Results. The leadership qualities of nursing service managers and their influence on the choice of leadership style were studied; the dependence of leadership qualities on age, length of service, and qualifications was determined; the influence of leadership qualities on the effectiveness of professional activities of nursing personnel was determined; the relationship between the severity of leadership qualities, leadership styles, and the effectiveness of professional activities was analyzed. Conclusion. Based on the conducted study, a dependence was revealed linking the leadership qualities of the head of the nursing service with his management style and influence on the effectiveness of subordinates in professional activities.