2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Study of Nurturing of Empowerment Abilities for Nurses by Head Nurses

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22592430
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Fundamental nursing
Research Institution	The Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of Nursing
Principal Investigator	MURATA Yuka 日本赤十字広島看護大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (20389125)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	SHINDO Sachie 日本赤十字広島看護大学, 看護学部, 客員教授 (30162796) YOSHIDA Kazumi 日本赤十字広島看護大学, 看護学部, 講師 (90461342)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2012
Keywords	臨床看護師 / 看護師長 / エンパワメント力
Research Abstract	The characteristic empowerment abilities of nurses were found to be the capacity toprovide nursing care; build effective teams; foster novice nurses, expand and growone’s abilities; and realize work-life balance. Furthermore, the necessaryempowerment abilities for head nurses were found to be the capacity to provide a placeand time for reflection and communication, identify potential and provide support forprofessional development, provide time for professional development, provide feedbackon senior nurses’ performance, and implement strategies to facilitate work-lifebalance.

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