title: Leadership behaviors of pediatric nurse managers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the leadership behaviors of firstline managers in pediatric hospital organizations.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive survey of 34 first-line managers in pediatric hospitals was done. A demographic questionnaire provided information about the nurses and their units. The Fiedler Leader Match Scales were used to collect data about the nurse manager's leadership behaviors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The nurse managers were slightly more task-oriented than people-oriented. The majority of the nurse managers perceived themselves to have high situational control. The match between the scales indicated that 21 of the managers were considered effective leaders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The majority of the nurse managers possessed effective leadership behaviors and were motivated by the completion of tasks.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hern-Underwood
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kenner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000592:standards*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires