Keywords

empathy, listening, servant as leader, servant-leadership, traditional boss

 

Authors

  1. Swearingen, Sandra RN, MS
  2. Liberman, Aaron PhD

Abstract

Because of the current and projected continuance of an acute nursing shortage, increased attention is being focused on the workplace environment. This article encourages nursing leadership to examine the feasibility of implementing a servant-leadership model as a possible methodology for securing and retaining current and future nursing staff.