Relationship between nursing staff perception of servant leadership and sustainable development behavior

Background Leadership can affect their staff’s green behavior and attitude by setting environmental goals and polices. However, without turning a green strategy into green work practices, its influence may be ineffective. Aim To explore the relationship between nursing staff perception of servant leadership and sustainable development behavior. Design A descriptive correlation research design was used to achieve the aim of the current study. Setting Carried out at El Sahel Teaching Hospital, which is a governmental hospital supervised by the Ministry of Health and Population. Samples Purposive sample which included nurses who have worked for at least 1 year of experience, the total number of nursing staff in the hospital is (300) nurses. Tools Three tools were used, (a) personal characteristics and work-related data sheet, (b) servant leadership assessment questionnaire, and (c) sustainable development behavior questionnaire. Results Revealed that the total mean percentage of nursing staff’s perception about servant leadership was 46.8%. Also, the highest mean score was for the democratic domain (61.2%), while the lowest mean percent score was for environmentally specific servant leadership (33.9%). Additionally, the total mean percentage of nursing staff’s perception about sustainable development behavior was 42.1%. Additionally, the highest mean percent score was for the environmentally domain (49.9%), while the lowest mean percent score was for the culture behavior domain (35.2%). Conclusion A statistically significant, strong direct correlation between servant leadership perception of nursing staff and their sustainable development behavior ( P <0.05). Recommendations Hospital administrations should create a dedicated sustainability management structure responsible for implementing green polices. Nursing directors and head nurses should actively promote the daily application of servant leadership principles to foster collaboration and a service-oriented approach among staff.