Neurology Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
J Clin Nurs. 2013 Oct;22(19-20):2896-903. doi: 10.1111/jocn.12083. Epub 2013 Jul 3.
To describe and explore the relationship between work empowerment and burnout as perceived by nurses in two tertiary general hospitals in China.
Studies conducted in Western countries show that work empowerment can negatively influence burnout. Review of literature indicates that currently, no study on the relationship between work empowerment and burnout has been conducted in China.
A correlational, cross-sectional design was adopted using questionnaires for data collection.
This study used correlational and cross-sectional designs to collect and analyse data. The demographic data were analysed using frequency and percentage distributions. Work empowerment and burnout as perceived by registered nurses were analysed using means and standard deviation. The relationship between work empowerment and burnout was analysed using Spearman's rank-order coefficient after testing the normal distribution using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test.
The registered nurses perceive work empowerment at a moderate level. Emotional exhaustion as determined in this study is higher than in other nursing studies. A negative correlation is indicated between work empowerment and emotional exhaustion. A statistically significant positive correlation is also indicated between work empowerment and personal accomplishment.
When the work environment provides empowerment, registered nurses are less likely to experience burnout. Nursing supervisors should empower staff nurses by giving them opportunities to study, actualise the hospital's vision and share information with other staff nurses.
Nurse administrators can use the results of this study to develop policies, improve work empowerment programmes and decrease burnout so that staff nurses can work more effectively.
描述并探讨中国两所三级综合医院护士对工作赋权和倦怠的关系。
西方国家的研究表明，工作赋权会对倦怠产生负面影响。文献回顾表明，目前在中国还没有关于工作赋权和倦怠关系的研究。
采用问卷调查进行相关性、横断面设计。
本研究采用相关性和横断面设计来收集和分析数据。使用频率和百分比分布分析人口统计学数据。使用均值和标准差分析注册护士对工作赋权和倦怠的感知。使用 Kolmogorov-Smirnov 检验测试正态分布后，使用 Spearman 等级相关系数分析工作赋权与倦怠之间的关系。
注册护士对工作赋权的感知处于中等水平。本研究中确定的情绪耗竭高于其他护理研究。工作赋权与情绪耗竭之间呈负相关。工作赋权与个人成就感之间也呈显著正相关。
当工作环境提供赋权时，注册护士不太可能经历倦怠。护理主管应通过给予护士学习机会、实现医院愿景以及与其他护士分享信息来赋予他们权力。
护士管理人员可以利用本研究的结果制定政策、改善工作赋权计划，减少倦怠，使护士更有效地工作。
