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2013

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Generational Differences In Empowerment, Professional Practice Environment, Incivility, Authentic Leadership, Job Satisfaction, Engagement And Intent To Leave In Acute Care Nurses, Lisa Marie Haddad May 2013

Generational Differences In Empowerment, Professional Practice Environment, Incivility, Authentic Leadership, Job Satisfaction, Engagement And Intent To Leave In Acute Care Nurses, Lisa Marie Haddad

Doctoral Dissertations

Aim. The aim of this study was to examine generational differences among acute care nurses on empowerment, professional practice, authentic leadership, incivility, job satisfaction, engagement and intent to leave the current job.

Background. Empowerment in nursing is a well-studied subject. Perceptions of professional practice environments, authentic leadership and incivility are related to empowerment. An increase in empowerment has been linked to job satisfaction and the likelihood of leaving one’s job or the profession. The nursing shortage forces attention to job satisfaction and keeping the professionals we currently have in the profession. Generational differences exist within different cohorts of nurses and …