ArticleBMC nursing2020
The influence of empowered work environments on the psychological experiences of nursing assistants during COVID-19: a qualitative study.
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Abstract
backgroundNursing Assistants (NA) who feel empowered tend to perform their duties better, have higher morale and job satisfaction, and are less likely to leave their jobs. Organizational empowerment practices in hospitals likely shape the psychological experiences of empowerment among these personnel; however, little is known about this relationship.
objectiveWe used qualitative inquiry to explore the relationship between organizational empowerment structural components and feelings of psychological empowerment among hospital frontline workers during a public health emergency.
methodsKanter's Theory of Structural Empowerment and Spreitzer's Psychological Empowerment in the Workplace Framework were applied to identify the conceptual influences of organizational practices on psychological experiences of empowerment. In-depth interviews were conducted with a convenience sample of NAs, caring for hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Directed content analysis was performed to generate a data matrix consisting of the psychological experiences of meaning, competence, self-determination, and impact embedded under the organizational structural components of information, resources, support, and opportunity.
resultsThirteen NAs (mean age = 42 years, 92% female) completed interviews.
conclusionManagement and empowerment of healthcare workers are critical to hospital performance and success. We found many ways in which the NAs' psychological experiences of empowerment were shaped by the healthcare system's empowerment-related structural conditions during a public health emergency. To further develop an empowered and committed critical workforce, hospitals must acknowledge the organizational practice influence on the psychological experiences of empowerment among NAs.
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