Structural empowerment of nurses in the hospital setting
Lenize Nunes Moura, Silviamar Camponogara, José Luís Guedes dos Santos, Renata Cristina Gasparino, Rosângela Marion da Silva, Etiane de Oliveira Freitas
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: to measure the level of structural empowerment of nurses working in a university hospital. METHOD: a descriptive, analytical, and cross-sectional study, carried out with 237 nurses, who developed care and management activities. Data collection took place through a self-administered questionnaire with questions on the personal and professional characterization and the Work Effectiveness Conditions Questionnaire II. Data analysis used descriptive and inferential statistics. RESULTS: it was identified that nurses have a moderate level of structural empowerment (18.06±SD 0.9). The greatest value was obtained in the Opportunity dimension (4.08±SD 0.8), followed by the Resources (3.17±SD 0.8) and Informal power (3,04±SD 0.9) dimensions; while the scores of Support (2.67±SD 1.0), Formal power (2.59±SD 0.9), and Information (2.51±SD 0.9) were lower. CONCLUSION: the level of structural empowerment of the nurses was moderate, which means partial access to opportunities, resources, support, and information of the institution.