Work empowerment as experienced by nurses in elderly care

J Prof Nurs. 2008 Jan-Feb;24(1):42-5. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2007.06.005.

Abstract

This work describes the experiences of work empowerment among nurses engaged in elderly care in southern Finland. The data were collected with a questionnaire that included items on demographic background as well as verbal, behavioral, and outcome empowerment. The data were analyzed statistically. The nurses (N = 252, response rate = 80.8%) experienced strong verbal and behavioral empowerment. They felt clearly less confident about outcome empowerment than in the two other fields of empowerment. All fields of empowerment showed a statistically significant correlation with each another. Education and work experience were also related to behavioral empowerment. The results provide important clues for the development of elderly care.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Finland
  • Homes for the Aged*
  • Humans
  • Interprofessional Relations
  • Male
  • Nursing Homes*
  • Nursing Staff* / psychology
  • Organizational Culture*
  • Personnel Management
  • Power, Psychological*