%0 Journal Article
%T Morality traits for an ideal nurse manager: A multicentre cross-sectional study.
%A Comparcini D
%A Simonetti V
%A Tomietto M
%A Rea T
%A Primavera M
%A Marcelli S
%A Serra N
%A Cicolini G
%J J Nurs Manag
%V 29
%N 6
%D Sep 2021
%M 33738903
%F 4.68
%R 10.1111/jonm.13297
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>To investigate which morality traits are more important for nurses to determine positive opinions of their nurse manager.<BR><B>BACKGROUND: </B>People selected morality more often than sociability and competence when forming a positive opinion towards an ideal or a newcomer manager.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>A multicentre, cross-sectional study was carried out by administering two questionnaires to 775 nurses on the influence of morality, sociability and competence traits on their impression formation processes.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Regarding nurses' perceptions about the morality, sociability and competence traits of an ideal nurse manager, the total score for morality was 20.0; for sociability, it was 14.2; and for competence, it was 19.6. For nurses' opinions about a new nurse manager, the total score of the morality section was 16.2, which was very similar to the total score of the competence section (mean = 16.1).<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Morality positively influences nurses' initial impression of an ideal manager, and though it seems to be a necessary condition, it is not sufficient by itself to support the nursing staff's perception towards a new manager.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Our findings could be useful in better understanding the role of morality in social perceptions and behavioural consequences of staff nurses towards their nurse manager.