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The Relationship of Clinical Nurses' Perceptions of Structural and Psychological Empowerment and Engagement on Their
Jean Marie DiNapoli1, Deirdre O'Flaherty, Carol Musil
1Author Affiliations: Associate Director of Nursing (Ms DiNapoli), The Institute for Advanced Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System; and Senior Administrative Director (Ms O'Flaherty), Patient Care Services Surgical Nursing, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York; Elizabeth Brooks Ford Professor of Nursing (Dr Fitzpatrick) and The Marvin E. and Ruth Durr Denekas Professor of Nursing (Dr Musil), Francis Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer (Dr Clavelle), HonorHealth, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to describe relationships between structural empowerment, psychological empowerment, and engagement among clinical nurses.
Background:
Empowerment and engagement are key drivers of retention and quality in healthcare. Creating an empowering culture and an engaged staff supports initiatives that are essential for positive work environments.
Methods:
A survey of 280 nurses in a national conference was conducted using the Conditions of Work Effectiveness, Psychological Empowerment Instrument, and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis were used to determine relationships between demographic data and study variables.
Results:
Overall, nurses had high perceptions of structural empowerment and psychological empowerment and were moderately engaged. Also, significant positive relationships were found between the key study variables.
Conclusions:
Results show positive correlations between empowerment and perceived engagement among clinical nurses.
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