Nurses' and midwives' perception of the leadership skills and attributes required of future leaders.

CULTURAL identity; PROFESSIONALISM; NURSING & Midwifery Council (Great Britain); COMMUNICATIVE competence; EMPATHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience; HEALTH self-care; MOTOR ability; DIGITAL technology; INTERDISCIPLINARY education; QUALITATIVE research; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; LEADERSHIP; MIDWIVES; DIGITAL health; QUESTIONNAIRES; CONTENT analysis; COMPASSION; EQUALITY; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; POPULATION geography; MENTORING; NURSING; PROFESSIONS; CREATIVE ability; SUCCESSION planning; ATTITUDES of medical personnel; NURSES' attitudes; PROFESSIONAL employee training; CLINICAL competence; ROLE models; ABILITY; SOCIAL support; PROFESSIONAL competence; TRANSCULTURAL medical care; VOCATIONAL guidance; VALUES (Ethics)

Aim: Identify the skills and knowledge future nurse and midwife leaders might require in the next 6 years. Design/methodology/approach: An online questionnaire elicited health professionals' perspectives on the future requirements for nurse and midwife leaders. Qualitative data were generated in response on health care and the likely leadership skills for the future. Data were extracted and analysed using qualitative content analysis. Findings: Four generic categories were abstracted from the core category 'Nursing and Midwifery Leadership'. These were values/traits; creating positive healthcare cultures; digital capability/competence; and systems thinking. Limitations/implications. This first stage evaluation has gained a wide variety of perspectives regarding the perceived skills and knowledge future nurse and midwife leaders might need. This is important to enable those who deliver leadership development programmes to plan appropriately, ensuring their programmes are designed and adjusted in response to the needs of a shifting health and care landscape. However, over 50% of respondents were White, so the data may not be representative of the diversity of registered nurses and midwives. The findings may not have direct relevance to the global context due to geographical limitations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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