title: Application of empowerment theory for CNS practice.
abstract: Power is necessary for the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) to successfully conduct objectives of practice in bureaucratic hospital settings. To obtain power, the CNS could use strategies of an empowerment theory to fully operationalize roles in hospitals. This article will discuss how the CNS may be empowered utilizing strategies in four empowering categories. In addition, the many benefits of empowering the CNS are reviewed.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Carlson-Catalano
mesh_terms: D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012380:Role