KMID : 0614820070130040445
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2007 Volume.13 No. 4 p.445 ~ p.454
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The Emprowerment Experience of Hospital Nurses Using Focus Groups
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Kwon Sung-Bok
Lee Yoon-Young Yom Young-Hee Kwon Eun-Kyung
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was to explore the empowerment experienced by hospital nurses.
Methods: Focus group was used to gather data and open coding method suggested by Strauss and Corbin was Used to analyze the data. Thirty-four nureses who have clinical experience of more than three years at three university hospitals were participated in this study.
Results: Five categories were identified: Getting chances of opportunities to show personal capabilities and motivations, acknowledgement, support, recognition and delightfulness. The major sources of empowerment were the acknowledgement of patients and family, colleagues, supervisors, doctors, and other personnels in hospital.
Conclusion: Focus groups could be an useful tool for emperment research in nursing. Further research will be needed to clarify the relationship among individual, group and organization.
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KEYWORD
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Power, Focus groups, Nurses
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