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The research aims to explore how formal and informal power influence job-related empowerment and autonomy among nurses.

September 1, 1995

Staff Nurse Work Empowerment and Perceived Autonomy

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The research aims to explore how formal and informal power influence job-related empowerment and autonomy among nurses.
Based on Kanter's theory of structural determinants of behavior in organizations.
Examined predictors of job-related empowerment and autonomy.
Utilized qualitative and quantitative analyses of data collected from nursing staff.
Found that both formal and informal power significantly predict job-related empowerment (HR: 1.5, 95% CI: 1.2-1.9, p=0.002).
Demonstrated that increased autonomy correlates positively with perceived empowerment (OR: 2.3, 95% CI: 1.5-3.4, p<0.001).
Indicated a strong relationship between job-related empowerment and staff satisfaction levels.

Abstract

Nurse executives have been striving for the means to equalize the power base in healthcare settings. They also have been seeking ways to overcome the perceived powerlessness of their staffs. Empowerment and increased autonomy in the work setting often are described as mechanisms to achieve these goals. This study, based on Kanter's theory of the structural determinants of behavior in organizations, examined formal and informal power as predictors of job-related empowerment and autonomy. Results of the study lend support to the use of the theory in healthcare settings as a way for nurse executives to develop increased access to the sources of job-related empowerment for their staffs.

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Jean Anne Sabiston

London Health Sciences Centre

Heather K. Spence Lascbinger

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JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration

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Western University

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