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Focus on autonomy: supporting an innovative, empowered staff

C D Marion, J L Matthews, C Kirkpatrick

    Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
    |November 1, 1995
    PubMed
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    Empowering nurses through increased autonomy enhances job satisfaction. This study details a hospital

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    Area of Science:

    • Nursing
    • Healthcare Management
    • Organizational Psychology

    Background:

    • Nurse autonomy is linked to higher job satisfaction in current literature.
    • Healthcare organizations can foster autonomy via empowerment strategies.
    • Nurses at one hospital requested initiatives for an empowered work environment.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To report on a hospital's response to nurses' empowerment requests.
    • To initiate a project focused on enabling an innovative, empowered nursing staff.

    Main Methods:

    • Baseline measurements of nurse autonomy were conducted.
    • Strategic planning for empowerment involved education and leadership modeling.
    • Autonomy studies initiated in 1994 will be repeated at 18, 36, and 48 months.

    Main Results:

    • Initial data collection on nurse autonomy has been completed.
    • A strategic plan for empowerment has been developed and initiated.

    Conclusions:

    • The hospital has begun a structured process to enhance nurse empowerment and autonomy.
    • Longitudinal data collection will assess the impact of empowerment initiatives on autonomy over time.

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