Charge Nurse Perspectives on Frontline Leadership in Acute Care Environments

Table 5

Factors that would stop the participant from applying for the nurse manager role.

Theme	Factor subthemes	Frequency mentioned
Role compensation	Loss of salary	50
	Lack of job security
	Loss of the 12-hour shift
	Unpaid hours expected
	Loss of overtime/shift differentials
Role stress	Role expectations from staff, management,	50
	Patients, and families
	Role responsibilities
	Organizational politics
	Regulatory/compliance accountability
	Paperwork and budget
Leaving the bedside	Loss of clinical skills	41
	Loss of direct patient care contact
	Loss of satisfaction from patient care
Role qualifications	Lack of academic education	39
	Lack of advanced leadership skills
	Lack of self-confidence to lead at that level
Role support	Anticipated lack of support from leaders	35
	Sandwiched between leadership & staff
	No organizational mentors
Outside support	Significant home and personal obligations	22
	Childrearing
	Lack of support from spouse