Leadership Self and Means Efficacy Among Nursing Faculty: A National Study

Abstract

Background: There is a call for leadership in every nursing role. Thus, nursing faculty must self-reflect on their leadership abilities and seek support from their surrounding resources to be successful leaders in their current and future roles. Method: An exploratory descriptive study was conducted to query nursing faculty's perceptions of their leadership self and means efficacy. An anonymous online survey using the Leadership Efficacy Questionnaire that measures leader means efficacy was sent to universities in the United States. Results: Sixty-nine faculty participated. The majority (92.8%) of respondents were women between the ages of 32 and 71 years. The participants included both diploma and university educators with varied experience. Leader action efficacy yielded a 70.4% confidence score, with leader means efficacy of 66.5% and leader self-regulation efficacy of 77.6%. Conclusion: Faculty in higher nursing education must be able to lead with confidence and be supported by their respective institutions. Further research on leadership training is needed. [ J Nurs Educ . 2022;61(11):636–640.]