title: Nursing leadership and management effects work environments.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this literature search was to identify recent research related to nursing leadership and management effects on work environment using the 14 forces of magnetism.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  This article gives some historical perspective from the original 1983 American Academy of Nursing study through to the 2002 McClure and Hinshaw update to 2009 publications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Research publications were given a priority for references.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 14 forces of magnetism as identified by Unden and Monarch were: '1. Quality of leadership..., 2. Organizational structure..., 3. Management style..., 4. Personnel policies and programs..., 5. Professional models of care..., 6. Quality of care..., 7 Quality improvement..., 8. Consultation and resources..., 9. Autonomy..., 10. Community and the hospital..., 11. Nurse as teacher..., 12. Image of nursing..., 13. Interdisciplinary relationships... and 14. Professional development....'.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Correlations have been found among positive workplace management initiatives, style of transformational leadership and participative management; patient-to-nurse ratios; education levels of nurses; quality of patient care, patient satisfaction, employee health and well-being programmes; nurse satisfaction and retention of nurses; healthy workplace environments and healthy patients and personnel.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This article identifies some of the research that provides evidence for evidence-based nursing management and leadership practice.
authors.affiliation: Indiana State University, College of Nursing, Health and Human Services, North Fort Myers, FL 33903, USA. atomey@indstate.edu
authors.forename: Ann Marriner
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Tomey
mesh_terms: D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005431:Florida; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D016272:Occupational Health; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D017132:Workplace