The effect of structural empowerment of nurses on quality outcomes in hospitals: a scoping review

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 194-206

  Goedhart, Nicole S ^a,b   van Oostveen, Catharina J ^c   Vermeulen, Hester ^a,d  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ATHENA INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c Infection and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^d AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Nursing; organisational outcomes; quality of health care; work environment

Indexed keywords

CINAHL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA EXTRACTION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMBASE; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDLINE; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE MANAGER; NURSING MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; STATISTICS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK ENVIRONMENT; BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; NURSE; ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; WORKPLACE;

HOSPITALS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NORTH AMERICA; NURSES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85017181106     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 13652834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12455     Document Type: Article

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