title: How to enable staff to empower patients.
abstract: The empowerment of patients is a concept that has attracted considerable interest recently. In reality, however, it rarely takes place. The author examines the reasons for this and discusses the skills nurses need to acquire before they can hand over control to patients.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
mesh_terms: D006738:Hospices; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017009:Professional Autonomy