The Theory of Empowerment Reciprocity: My Personal Nursing Philosophy for Advanced Practice
Clelie LaFleur
Abstract
Archival deposit of the origin paper for the concept of empowerment reciprocity in nursing. Authored during graduate theory coursework at the University of Colorado College of Nursing (NURS 6009, Theory Foundation for Advanced Nursing, Dr. Mary Mackenburg-Mohn; 5 December 2022). The paper defines empowerment reciprocity as the mutually enabling disposition by which clinicians and the persons they interact with become more and achieve more, and grounds the construct in Carper's personal knowing (1978), Roy's adaptation model, and Resnick's theory of self-efficacy (via Smith & Liehr, 2018). The document is deposited unmodified as the historical source for the construct, which was subsequently extended in the middle-range theory The Call to Presence (LaFleur, 2026, forthcoming) and is the subject of a concept analysis in progress (target venue: Advances in Nursing Science). The author's byline on the paper reflects her 2022 name, Clelie Crochet Hebert; her current name is Clelie Crochet LaFleur.