title: The Relationship of Clinical Nurses' Perceptions of Structural and Psychological Empowerment and Engagement on Their Unit.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to describe relationships between structural empowerment, psychological empowerment, and engagement among clinical nurses.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Empowerment and engagement are key drivers of retention and quality in healthcare. Creating an empowering culture and an engaged staff supports initiatives that are essential for positive work environments.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey of 280 nurses in a national conference was conducted using the Conditions of Work Effectiveness, Psychological Empowerment Instrument, and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis were used to determine relationships between demographic data and study variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, nurses had high perceptions of structural empowerment and psychological empowerment and were moderately engaged. Also, significant positive relationships were found between the key study variables.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results show positive correlations between empowerment and perceived engagement among clinical nurses.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Associate Director of Nursing (Ms DiNapoli), The Institute for Advanced Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System; and Senior Administrative Director (Ms O'Flaherty), Patient Care Services Surgical Nursing, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York; Elizabeth Brooks Ford Professor of Nursing (Dr Fitzpatrick) and The Marvin E. and Ruth Durr Denekas Professor of Nursing (Dr Musil), Francis Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer (Dr Clavelle), HonorHealth, Scottsdale, Arizona.
authors.forename: Jean Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: DiNapoli
authors.forename: Deirdre
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Flaherty
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Musil
authors.forename: Joanne T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Clavelle
authors.forename: Joyce J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult