Do nurses feel empowered? Nurses' assessments of their own qualities and performance with regard to nurse empowerment

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 328-335

  Kuokkanen, Liisa ^a   Leino Kilpi, Helena ^a   Katajisto, Jouko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Model testing; Nurse empowerment; Professional development; Quantitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036868784     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpnu.2002.130245     Document Type: Article

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