European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Background: Nurses' job satisfaction is influenced by leadership style, which reduces nurses' desire to quit work and enhances health outcomes for patients. The leadership styles of a healthcare institution must be specified to create an environment that encourages employee autonomy, motivation, job satisfaction, and progress. Patient outcomes, nurse retention, and job satisfaction has all been found to be major challenges to be influenced by nursing leadership styles. Methods: This study aimed to examine the link between nurse leadership and hospital staff retention in Saudi Arabia. A systematic search strategy was conducted to detect and retrieve the related literature. Result: There is a strong relationship between the practice of nursing leadership and the retention of nurses in hospitals, good practice ensures employees retention. Conclusion and recommendation: It is very important to provide the requirements that nursing needs by leaders and to take a good leadership style and ensure job satisfaction to reduce turnover and maintain staff retention in the workforce. In addition, workshops and training programs for leadership practice will enhance in development of a good working environment that has a good outcome for nursing staff and for patients as well.