title: Empowering nursing staff and residents in long-term care.
abstract: An exploration of empowering and disempowering experiences among nursing staff members and long-term care residents yielded themes based on educational, communication, and relationship needs of nursing staff and environmental and relationship needs of residents in long-term care. Strategies for empowering nursing staff and residents are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Mennonite College of Nursing, Illinois State University, Normal, USA.
authors.forename: Sara L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017749:Total Quality Management