title: Nurses' perception of power regarding their clinical role.
abstract: This article reports on a study on nurses' perception of power regarding their clinical role before and after implementation of a nursing diagnosis classification. Sixty clinical nurses (average age=37.2+/-7.0 years) from a Brazilian teaching hospital answered the Power as Knowing Participation in Change Tool (PKPCT) before and after the implementation of a diagnosis classification. PKPCT has four domains and provides total and partial scores. Reliability coefficients ranged from 0.88 to 0.98. Total scores were not statistically different between assessments (p=0.21), although scores in the 'Involvement in Creating Change' domain were higher in the second assessment (p=0.04). Further studies providing sound evidence regarding the impact of nursing classification systems on nurses' power perception are needed to guide decisions on teaching and clinical practice.
authors: Escola de Enfermagem, Hospital Universitário da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. mtmllf@usp.br
authors: Diná
authors: D
authors: de Almeida Lopes Monteiro da Cruz
authors: Cibele Andrucioli
authors: CA
authors: de Mattos Pimenta
authors: Maria Fernanda Vita
authors: MF
authors: Pedrosa
authors: Antônio Fernandes
authors: AF
authors: da Costa Lima
authors: Raquel Rapone
authors: RR
authors: Gaidzinski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D011209:Power, Psychological; D055815:Young Adult