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Peltomaa Katriina1, Viinikainen Sari, Rantanen Anja

  • 1Satakunta Hospital District, Pori, Finland. katriina.peltomaa@satshp.fi

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
|September 26, 2012
PubMed
Summary

Finnish nurses perceive good group power in achieving goals but low power in controlling environmental factors and resources. Factors like age and experience influence these perceptions.

Keywords:
Sieloff-Kinginstrumentnursing powernursing staffspecialist health care

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Healthcare Management
  • Organizational Psychology

Background:

  • Nursing power is an abstract concept, often overlooked in literature.
  • Defining power as goal achievement highlights its significance in nursing practice.
  • Limited research exists on nursing group power within healthcare organizations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess Finnish nurses' perceptions of their group power in public healthcare.
  • To analyze the relationship between demographic/professional variables and perceived nursing group power.

Main Methods:

  • A quantitative study involving 289 nurses in Finland's specialist healthcare sector.
  • Utilized the Sieloff-King Assessment of Group Outcome Attainment within Organizations© (SKAGOAO) instrument.
  • Assessed perceived group power, outcome attainment, and goal competency.

Main Results:

  • Nurses rated outcome attainment (1.93) and goal competency (2.24) highly.
  • Nursing's position (2.55) and role (2.54) were perceived as respected and good.
  • Lowest ratings were for controlling environmental forces (2.75), resources (3.48), communication (3.00), and supervisor competency (2.87).

Conclusions:

  • Nurses perceive strong capacity for goal achievement but weaker control over external factors and resources.
  • Perceptions of nursing group power are influenced by age, education, employment type, and work experience.
  • Addressing environmental controls and resource management is crucial for enhancing nursing group power.