{"title":"Active listening in nursing leadership: A critical analysis.","authors":"Rachell Nguyen","doi":"10.1097/nmg.0000000000000382","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>This article critically analyzes active listening as a key nursing leadership competency influencing staff engagement, psychological safety, and patient outcomes. Drawing on theoretical frameworks such as transformational and authentic leadership, the review synthesizes empirical and conceptual literature to evaluate how active listening enhances organizational culture and workforce resilience. Despite barriers such as time constraints and limited research, evidence links effective listening to improved job satisfaction, reduced turnover, and better care quality. The analysis highlights the need for integrating active listening into leadership development, organizational practices, and future research to strengthen nursing leadership effectiveness and health care outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":35637,"journal":{"name":"Nursing management","volume":" ","pages":"49-54"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nursing management","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/nmg.0000000000000382","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/7/2 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract: This article critically analyzes active listening as a key nursing leadership competency influencing staff engagement, psychological safety, and patient outcomes. Drawing on theoretical frameworks such as transformational and authentic leadership, the review synthesizes empirical and conceptual literature to evaluate how active listening enhances organizational culture and workforce resilience. Despite barriers such as time constraints and limited research, evidence links effective listening to improved job satisfaction, reduced turnover, and better care quality. The analysis highlights the need for integrating active listening into leadership development, organizational practices, and future research to strengthen nursing leadership effectiveness and health care outcomes.
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With a circulation of 80,000, Nursing Management is the leading monthly source for practical, educational, cutting-edge information for nurse leaders. Each issue presents peer-reviewed articles that range from legal and ethical aspects of nursing leadership to personnel management, recruitment and retention, budget issues, product selection, and quality control. In addition, Nursing Management provides regular features, columns, continuing education, staff development education, and more. Mission Statement To provide strategic professional information and services that nurses need to excel as healthcare leaders.