The effect of workplace empowerment on staff nurses' occupational mental health and work effectiveness.
Occupational mental health has been linked to productivity and other desired organizational outcomes, such as commitment and satisfaction. Kanter's model of work empowerment was used to examine the relation between 62 staff nurses' perceptions of empowerment in their work settings and their occupational mental health. The authors discuss their findings and suggest organizational interventions that can be used by nurse administrators to ameliorate work stress and improve work effectiveness.
Laschinger
H K
HK
Faculty of Nursing, University of Western Ontario, London. hkl@julian.uwo.ca
Havens
D S
DS
D000328:Adult; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011897:Random Allocation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000706:statistics & numerical data