The Staff Nurse Clinical Leader at the Bedside: Swedish Registered Nurses’ Perceptions

Table 1

The results describe registered nurses’ perceptions of what it entails to be the leader at the bedside in inpatient physical care.

Descriptive categories	Conceptions
Demonstrate clinical knowledge	Handling clinical duties securely
	Being underpinned with scientific sources
Establish a good atmosphere of collaboration	Mutual respect
	Courage to be honest
	Involving others by encouraging reflection
Consciously structuring the work in order to ensure patients’ best possible nursing care	Provide coworkers with a complete picture of the patient’s situation
	Assign and give specific instructions for the work
	Ensure that patients’ needs are met in front of routines
Customized presence in the practical work with patients according to predetermined prerequisites	Be approachable to staff and patients
	Consulted when changes occur in a patient’s condition
Monitor coworkers’ professional practice	Keeping an eye on the interaction between assistant nurses and patient
	Keeping an eye on new staff