Summary: | 碩士 === 台北醫學院 === 護理學研究所 === 85 === The purpose of this study is to explore the job-related
empowerment perceived and expected by staff nurses and the
relationship between the perceived job-related empowerment and
the expected one. The sample of this study consistedof staff
nurses from two teaching hospitals by using the stratified
random sampling. Four hundred fifty three questionnaires were
mailed to those who were invited and 404 questionnaires were
returned at a response rate of 89.19 % .However, there were 30
questionnaires were dropped from this study So, thefinal sample
consisted of 374 participants. Results of this study are as
follows:1. The mean (SD) of the perceived job-related
empowerment of nurses was 9.37 (SD=1.67), and that of the
expected one was 12.07(SD=1.28).2. There was a significant
difference between the perceived job-related empowermentand the
expected one of nurses. The perceived job-related empowerment
was significantly lower than expected empowerment. For each
single item, there wasalso a significant difference between the
perceived empowerment and expected empowerment, expect for two
items.3. The perceived job-related empowerment of nurses was
significantly relatedto their demographic variables, such as
marital status, their positions, clinicalladder levels, and unit
teams, division teams and department teams. Morever, the
perceived job-related empowerment was positively related to
their age, workingyears in the unit, and working years in the
hospital. It did not differ by the attendance of continuing
education programs, their departments, and their hospitals.4.
The expected job-related empowerment of nurses was significantly
related totheir demographic variables, such as their positions,
department teams, and hospitals they were working for. However,
it was not significantly relatedto marital status, clinical
ladder levels, unit teams, division teams, the attendance of
continuing education programs, and work departments. It was
alsonot significantly related to their age, their working years
in the unit, and their working years in the hospital. The
results of this study have providedimportant implications for
nursing administration, nursing education, as well as directions
for future studies.
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