Researchers observe how toxic leadership influences patient safety reporting in nursing, highlighting solutions for improvement.
The toxic leadership behavior of nurse managers acts as a mediator, exacerbating the negative relationship between emotional exhaustion and patient safety incident reporting. The results highlight the need to address emotional exhaustion and toxic leadership behavior of nurse managers to foster a culture of transparent patient safety incident reporting. Improving reporting and minimizing the harmful effects of emotional exhaustion require addressing the role of toxic leadership.
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