Essential Competencies in Nursing Leadership From Asian Leaders' Perspectives

Hsiu-Min Tsai; Reiko Sakashita; Hsiu-Hung Wang; Ching-Min Chen; Hae-Won Kim; Eui-Geum Oh; Eun-Ok Im

doi:10.1097/ANS.0000000000000551

Essential Competencies in Nursing Leadership From Asian Leaders' Perspectives

ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2025 Jan 7. doi: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000551. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Hsiu-Min Tsai¹, Reiko Sakashita, Hsiu-Hung Wang, Ching-Min Chen, Hae-Won Kim, Eui-Geum Oh, Eun-Ok Im

Affiliation

¹ Author Affiliations: College of Nursing, Hung Kuang University, Taichung, Taiwan (Dr Tsai); Department of Nursing, University of Hyogo, Hyogo, Japan (Dr Sakashita); College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Dr Wang); Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan (Dr Chen); Department of Nursing, The Research institute of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea (Dr Kim); College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea (Dr Oh); and School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA (Dr Im).

PMID: 39760668
DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000551

Abstract

The literature on nursing leadership tends to be mainly based on Western perspectives and models, which could be viewed as an imperialistic and colonialist aspect of nursing knowledge development. Furthermore, leadership competencies and skills could differ across countries due to variations in cultural backgrounds. The purpose of this discussion paper is to identify essential competencies of leaders from Asian nurse leaders' perspectives and provide suggestions for future nursing leadership. Four themes related to the leadership competencies were identified: "harmony," "visionary," "political activism," and "good character."