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Empowerment of Home Health Care Case Managers
American Research Journal of Nursing
  • Linda B. Melodia, Sacred Heart University
  • Barbara Penprase, Oakland University
  • Linda L. Strong, Sacred Heart University
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Disciplines
Abstract

Background: Job satisfaction and feelings of empowerment positively impact home health care nurses by improving patient safety and patient outcomes. The project objective determined whether an empowerment educational module improved the feelings of empowerment and job satisfaction of registered nurses at a home health care agency. Methods: A quantitative, pre-test/post-test research study was conducted to measure the success of an empowerment educational module. Laschinger’s (2008) Nursing Worklife questionnaire was administered to 92 participating nurses, 46 were assigned to an experimental group and 46 were assigned to a control group. Participants in the experimental group were queried about their perceptions towards empowerment in home health care environments and their reactions towards the teaching module. Results: The educational module did not significantly impact the participants’ sense of empowerment and seemed to weaken the empowerment at times, albeit in statistically insignificant numbers. Six themes emerged from this discussion.

DOI
10.21694/2379-2922.17003
Publisher
American Research Journals
Pages
1-7
Citation Information

Melodia, L. B., Penprase, B., & Strong, L. L. (2017). Empowerment of home health care case managers. American Research Journal of Nursing, 3(1), 1-7. doi: 10.21694/2379-2922.17003