Protocol for scoping review of effective nursing leadership in Africa; Prospect and challenges

Abstract

Background: Leadership is an essential aspect that contributes to the success of organizations through people who are organized, inspired, encouraged, and assessed to perform up to the standards that have been set. Leaders have the capacity and the talent to develop and shape attitudes toward the completion of objectives through the support they receive from group members. Since nursing, which is widely regarded as a respectable profession, accounts for the vast majority of the healthcare workforce involved in the provision of high-quality care, the nursing staff's leadership is of the utmost importance in reaching and sustaining high care standards. Effective nursing leadership requires the nurse manager to possess strong time management, organizational, and professional abilities to effectively communicate ideas to a team of nurses working in the healthcare institution. As such the nursing leadership is obligated to bring their profession to a level that will have a constructive influence on decision-making on a worldwide scale to fulfil their responsibilities. However, this is complicated by the politics of organizations, the high levels of stress and burnout that contribute to depression, and the fact that the majority of nurse leaders who compete for leadership roles are depressed. This protocol seeks to review available studies on effective nursing leadership and to determine the prospects, challenges, and the way forward in Africa. It will also assess previous work, identify and fill gaps, and add to the body of knowledge, particularly to nursing leadership in Africa.

Conclusion: Researchers expect to find studies of effective nursing leadership in Africa that will enhance nurse managers effectively make appropriate decisions to determine the prospects and the challenges of effective nursing leadership to improving health care delivery in Africa.

Systematic review registration: review registry 1392

The Objective of review: Effective nursing leadership in Africa; Prospects and Challenge: A scoping review protocol.

Research questions:

1. Is there evidence of the prospects for effective nursing leadership in Africa?

2. To date what are the challenges to effective nursing leadership in Africa?

3. What is the way forward to effective nursing leadership in Africa?

Purpose of review: Nursing leadership will be better equipped to design leadership practices in the future as these practices will assist nursing leadership to alleviate the problems that hinder successful nursing leadership and exhibit their professionalism and abilities. In addition to this, it will assist registered nurses in examining strategic roles, methods of performance evaluation, and the leadership paradigms that will be used in the future to enhance overall performance in the healthcare industry. Furthermore, the nursing community will benefit from more leadership mentorship as a result of this evaluation, which will help advance professional growth.

Systematic review registration: This review was registered with the Research Registry for Systematic Reviews with unique number review registry 1392.