Turkish nurses' assessments of their power and the factors that affect it
Aim To explore nurses' self‐assessments of power and their opinions regarding factors affecting power in Turkey using a cross‐sectional, descriptive study. Background In order to safely and cost‐effectively care for patients, nurses must perceive themselves as powerful and have the use and cont...
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Published in | Journal of nursing management Vol. 23; no. 8; pp. 1039 - 1049 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.11.2015
Hindawi Limited |
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Summary: | Aim
To explore nurses' self‐assessments of power and their opinions regarding factors affecting power in Turkey using a cross‐sectional, descriptive study.
Background
In order to safely and cost‐effectively care for patients, nurses must perceive themselves as powerful and have the use and control of power resources.
Method
The study sample consisted of 297 nurses in six hospitals: two government hospitals, two university hospitals and two private hospitals. Data were collected using the Demographic Data Form and Power Question Form.
Results
Nurses regarded themselves as ‘quite powerful’ regarding persuasion (53.2%) and referent power (43.4%). Many nurses also regarded themselves as having positional power and ‘quite powerful’ regarding, reward (44.1%) and legitimate power (34.7%). Nurses saw themselves as least powerful in resource power (48.1%). Individual, educational and organisational factors were the main factors affecting personal and positional power sources.
Conclusion
Turkish nurses regarded themselves as above average on being powerful in both the personal and positional power base but not in resource power.
Implications for nursing management
We recommend that nurses, educators and managers develop strategies to support nurses' power as a way to enhance the patient care outcomes. |
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Bibliography: | Appendix S1. Sample questions from the Power Question Form. ark:/67375/WNG-CFDM8HPC-0 ArticleID:JONM12250 istex:04803EEA0F4E708278593904B6BDE7F911FA86F7 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-2 ObjectType-Feature-1 |
ISSN: | 0966-0429 1365-2834 |
DOI: | 10.1111/jonm.12250 |