A study of nurses'' job-related empowerment: A comparison of actual perception and expectation among nurses

• Main Authors: Wang, Hsiu-Chen, 王秀珍
• Other Authors: Lu, Meei-Shiow
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 1997
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/26227777579127823104

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.