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Staff empowerment in intensive care : nurses' and physicians' lived experiences
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- Wåhlin, Ingrid, 1955- (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Omvårdnad,Hälsouniversitetet,Linköping University ; Kalmar Hospital
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- Ek, Anna-Christina (author)
- Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Omvårdnad,Hälsouniversitetet,Akutkliniken,Linköping University
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- Idvall, Ewa (author)
- Malmö högskola,Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS),Malmö University ; Malmö University Hospital
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- Elsevier BV, 2010
- 2010
- English.
- In: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing. - : Elsevier BV. - 0964-3397 .- 1532-4036. ; 26:5, s. 262-269
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- Aim The purpose of the study was to describe empowerment from the perspective of intensive care staff. What makes intensive care staff experience inner strength and power? Background Intensive care staff are repeatedly exposed to traumatic situations and demanding events, which could result in stress and burnout symptoms. A higher level of psychological empowerment at the workplace is associated with increased work satisfaction and mental health, fewer burnout symptoms and a decreased number of sick leave days. Method Open-ended interviews were conducted with 12 intensive care unit (ICU) staff (four registered nurses, four enrolled nurses and four physicians) in southern Sweden. Data were analysed using a phenomenological method. Findings Intensive care staff were found to be empowered both by internal processes such as feelings of doing good, increased self-esteem/self-confidence and increased knowledge and skills, and by external processes such as nourishing meetings, well functioning teamwork and a good atmosphere. Conclusion Findings show that not only personal knowledge and skills, but also a supporting atmosphere and a good teamwork, has to be focused and encouraged by supervisors in order to increase staff's experiences of empowerment. Staff also need a chance to feel that they do something good for patients, next of kin and other staff members.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)
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- Critical care
- workplace empowerment
- empowering processes
- work satisfaction
- nurses
- physicians
- enrolled nurses
- interview
- experiences
- phenomenology
- MEDICINE
- MEDICIN
- Omvårdnad
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