Nursing Leadership and Its Influence on Patient Care Quality and Public Health Outcomes

Abstract

Introduction: The public health status for the care of patients depends a lot on the nursing leadership that is present in the organization. Nursing leaders impact various parameters that characterize the nature of health care delivery systems today such as patient satisfaction, patient safety and the health care organization’s performance. Therefore the call for leadership in nursing has been propelled in recent years as healthcare organizations operating under new and ever-changing demands of patient needs and the constantly evolving healthcare systems across the globe.