September 18, 2025HealthcareOpen Access

The Impact of Toxic Leadership on Nurse Retention: A Scoping Review

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Scoping review highlights that toxic leadership reduces job satisfaction in nurses, indicating a need for supportive leadership styles.

Toxic leadership significantly contributes to reduced nurse retention and jeopardizes patient care quality.
The scoping review identified 18 studies, revealing toxic leadership leads to emotional exhaustion and diminished psychological safety.
Thematic analysis was employed to categorize perceptions of leadership and its impact on nursing staff retention.
Addressing toxic leadership behaviors is vital for healthcare organizations to improve nurse retention and overall care quality.

Tsapnidou et al. (2025) studied this question.

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