Self-efficacy, empowerment and power of middle nurse managers in Cyprus: A correlational study.
empowerment
nurse managers
power
self-efficacy
Journal
Journal of nursing management
ISSN: 1365-2834
Titre abrégé: J Nurs Manag
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9306050
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2021
Jul 2021
Historique:
revised:
02
01
2021
received:
15
11
2020
accepted:
05
01
2021
pubmed:
9
1
2021
medline:
28
7
2021
entrez:
8
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To investigate the perceived self-efficacy, structural empowerment and power of middle nurse managers before the implementation of a major reform of public hospitals in Cyprus. Nurse managers' self-efficacy is important as it makes a difference in nurses' motivation and the way they feel, think and behave. Empowerment promotes workers' engagement at work, leading to positive performance outcomes. This is a descriptive correlational study with a sample of 175 nurse managers. It was conducted during March-April 2019. The results showed that nurse managers perceived relatively high scores of self-efficacy, moderate levels of empowerment and moderate levels of both formal and informal power. Access to resources has been recorded as low. Statistically significant correlations have been found between self-efficacy, age and work experience. Nurse managers with a bachelor's degree had a higher informal power than those with a master's degree. The present study provides recommendations for maintaining and enhancing the self-efficacy, empowerment and power of nurse managers in the evolving conditions of health care reforms. Nurse managers need to improve their access to empowerment structures and be involved in policy decision-making, future planning, organisation and control, aiming for the improvement of services and care that they provide.
Sections du résumé
AIM
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the perceived self-efficacy, structural empowerment and power of middle nurse managers before the implementation of a major reform of public hospitals in Cyprus.
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Nurse managers' self-efficacy is important as it makes a difference in nurses' motivation and the way they feel, think and behave. Empowerment promotes workers' engagement at work, leading to positive performance outcomes.
METHODS
METHODS
This is a descriptive correlational study with a sample of 175 nurse managers. It was conducted during March-April 2019.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The results showed that nurse managers perceived relatively high scores of self-efficacy, moderate levels of empowerment and moderate levels of both formal and informal power. Access to resources has been recorded as low. Statistically significant correlations have been found between self-efficacy, age and work experience. Nurse managers with a bachelor's degree had a higher informal power than those with a master's degree.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The present study provides recommendations for maintaining and enhancing the self-efficacy, empowerment and power of nurse managers in the evolving conditions of health care reforms.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT
CONCLUSIONS
Nurse managers need to improve their access to empowerment structures and be involved in policy decision-making, future planning, organisation and control, aiming for the improvement of services and care that they provide.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1091-1101Informations de copyright
© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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