The work environment and leadership 
in nursing: an integrative review

• Published in: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P Vol. 48; no. 5; pp. 938 - 943
• Main Authors: Balsanelli, Alexandre Pazetto, Cunha, Isabel Cristina Kowal Olm
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem 01-10-2014; SciELO
• Subjects: Ambiente de trabajo; Enfermería; Instituciones de Salud; Leadership; Liderazgo; NURSING; Revisión; Workplace; Ambiente de trabajo; Leadership; Enfermagem; Instituciones de Salud; Review; Instituições de Saúde; Revisão; Liderança; Health Facilities; Nursing; Revisión; Working environment; Ambiente de trabalho; Liderazgo; Enfermería
• ISSN: 0080-6234; 1980-220X; 0080-6234
• DOI: 10.1590/S0080-6234201400005000022

To investigate the relationship between the work environment and leadership in nursing.
An integrative review of literature which was based on data from LILACS, PubMed, CINAHL and the SciELO portal for journals covering the period from January to April 2013. The inclusion criteria were: the indexing of research covering leadership exercised by nurses over a team and whether the research was available in English, Spanish or Portuguese.
The sample consisted of 12 articles that met the criteria.
The results showed that leadership had an impact on the work environment. However, no studies were found that showed the influence of the working environment on leadership in nursing.