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Title: | Work engagement, psychological empowerment and relational coordination in long-term care: A mixed-method examination of nurses' perceptions and experiences. | Authors: | Rawson H.;Davies S. ;Ockerby C. ;Pipson R.;Peters R.;Manias E.;Redley B. | Monash Health Department(s): | Residential Aged Care | Institution: | (Rawson, Manias) Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia (Davies, Pipson, Peters) Residential Services, Monash Health, Cheltenham, VIC, Australia (Ockerby) Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Monash Health Partnership, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia (Ockerby, Redley) School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC, Australia |
Issue Date: | 6-Sep-2023 | Copyright year: | 2023 | Publisher: | NLM (Medline) | Place of publication: | Australia | Publication information: | Nursing inquiry. (pp e12598), 2023. Date of Publication: 01 Sep 2023. | Journal: | Nursing Inquiry | Abstract: | Nurse engagement, empowerment and strong relationships among staff, residents and families, are essential to attract and retain a suitably qualified and skilled nursing workforce for safe, quality care. There is, however, limited research that explores engagement, empowerment and relational coordination in long-term care (LTC). Nurses from an older persons' mental health and dementia LTC unit in Australia participated in this study. Forty-one nurses completed a survey measuring psychological empowerment, work engagement and relational coordination. Twenty-nine nurses participated in individual interviews to further explore these concepts. Although nurses reported high psychological empowerment and work engagement, their relationships with key stakeholders varied. Our findings suggest that nurses in LTC require both supports and opportunities to contribute as active members of the multiprofessional care team that includes tailored education, professional development and positive interactions within the care team. Regular support is needed to enable nurses to feel empowered, foster relationships and communication, and facilitate work engagement. Based on these findings, we suggest that it is important to find ways to ensure that all who provide care perceive that they are part of the whole care team and able to contribute to the care and well-being of people in LTC.Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Nursing Inquiry published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. | DOI: | http://monash.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nin.12598 | PubMed URL: | 37656636 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=37656636] | URI: | https://repository.monashhealth.org/monashhealthjspui/handle/1/50262 | Type: | Article | Subjects: | dementia mental health nurse wellbeing |
Type of Clinical Study or Trial: | Observational study (cohort, case-control, cross sectional, or survey) Qualitative study |
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