Nursing Leadership Roles and Its Influence on the Millennial Psychiatric Nurses' Job Satisfaction and Intent to Leave

Background: There is an increasing need for millennial psychiatric nurses in health care. Nurses' levels of satisfaction with their manager's leadership styles are critical to their remaining in the profession. Aim: To explore the relationship between the roles of nursing leadership and their influence on the millennial psychiatric nurse's level of job satisfaction and intent to leave. Method: Eighty-three psychiatric registered nurses between the ages of 22 and 37 with 6 months or more experience completed a Managerial Skills and Job Satisfaction Survey questionnaire. Results: The millennial psychiatric nurse who perceived their managers to display the roles in being a mentor (M = 24.95, SD = 2.81), director (M = 23.08, SD = 2.55), and monitor (M = 22.71, SD = 2.51) had higher job satisfaction and would be less likely to leave the specialty, current position, and organization. Conclusion: The study revealed that nursing leaders need to focus on strengthening the monitor and mentor roles and work on changing from having a coordinator role to the director role.

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This study examines the relationship between nursing leadership roles and their influence on the job satisfaction and intent to leave among millennial psychiatric nurses. The findings suggest that the roles of mentor, director, and monitor significantly impact the job satisfaction and likelihood of leaving for these nurses.