Data Analysis
This study was guided by the basic research question, to what extent does perceived formal power, perceived informal power, and perceived access to work empowerment structures relate to nurses' self-reported intent to stay on the job? To answer this question, a descriptive correlational survey design was used. Frequencies were calculated for the demographic variables and descriptive statistics were calculated for the JAS, ORS, CWEQ, and intent to stay instruments. Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficients were calculated to detect relationships of (a) formal power, (b) informal power, (c) access to empowerment structures, and (d) demographic variables to intent to stay on the job.
Results
The descriptive analyses are shown in Table 3. Consistent with previous studies (Beaulieu et al., 1997; Sarmiento et al., 2004; Wilson & Laschinger, 1994), nurses perceived moderate levels of empowerment at their workplaces suggesting that there is still room for increasing perceptions of access to opportunity, information, resources, and support. Nurses in this study had a slightly higher overall empowerment score, M=12.95 (SD=3.14), compared to the nurses in the aforementioned studies, where the overall empowerment score means ranged from 12.10 to 12.25.
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This study was guided by the basic research question, to what extent does perceived formal power, perceived informal power, and perceived access to work empowerment structures relate to nurses' self-reported intent to stay on the job? To answer this question, a descriptive correlational survey design was used. Frequencies were calculated for the demographic variables and descriptive statistics were calculated for the JAS, ORS, CWEQ, and intent to stay instruments. Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficients were calculated to detect relationships of (a) formal power, (b) informal power, (c) access to empowerment structures, and (d) demographic variables to intent to stay on the job.
Results
The descriptive analyses are shown in Table 3. Consistent with previous studies (Beaulieu et al., 1997; Sarmiento et al., 2004; Wilson & Laschinger, 1994), nurses perceived moderate levels of empowerment at their workplaces suggesting that there is still room for increasing perceptions of access to opportunity, information, resources, and support. Nurses in this study had a slightly higher overall empowerment score, M=12.95 (SD=3.14), compared to the nurses in the aforementioned studies, where the overall empowerment score means ranged from 12.10 to 12.25.
http://phstwlp1.partners.org:2075/gw1/ovidweb.cgi
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