Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Impact of Transformational Leadership on Patient Safety & Outcome– A Systematic Review

Manisha Vikrant Mistry1 , A. Seeta Devi1 , Merlin Suji2 , Poonam Yadav2 (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Oct 2020

Abstract

Background: Patient safety in healthcare is a worldwide issue. A lot of studies have depicted that nursingleadership has significant impact on patient safety exclusively in the developed world. Leadershipand Management in healthcare profession are very important. A good leader can bring about surprisingdevelopment in the way patient care is rendered. Nursing leaders’ amplified focus on their own roles inhealthcare system as well as on nursing conditions could decrease adverse patient outcomes and improvepatient safety. This study was conducted to understand the Impact of Transformational Leadership on safetyof patients.Methodology: A systematic review using the (PRISMA) Published Guidelines for Reporting SystematicReviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines was conducted. 121 research articles were reviewed using the keywords. They were thoroughly read and understood for being eligible to be included in the systematic review.Finally after a series of review, 06 articles were analyzed, paraphrased and results were reported.Results: The studies depicted that there was a very strong relationship between workplace implementationand patient safety. Transformational leadership was positively related to nursing unit organization.Conclusion: Leadership styles play a very important role in enhancing quality in patient safety.

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