title: Empowering nurses for work engagement and health in hospital settings.
abstract: Employee empowerment has become an increasingly important factor in determining employee health and wellbeing in restructured healthcare settings. The authors tested a theoretical model which specified the relationships among structural empowerment, 6 areas of worklife that promote employee engagement, and staff nurses' physical and mental health. A predictive, non-experimental design was used to test the model in a random sample of staff nurses. The authors discuss their findings and the implication for nurse administrators.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Research, School of Nursing, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C1. hkl@uwo.ca
authors.forename: Heather K Spence
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Laschinger
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Finegan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D016272:Occupational Health; D009864:Ontario; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology