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Group Empowerment Capacity And Capability In Schools Of Nursing, Mary Louanne Friend
Group Empowerment Capacity And Capability In Schools Of Nursing, Mary Louanne Friend
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Nursing education is experiencing rapid changes as nurses are expected to transform and lead health care delivery within the United States. The ability to produce graduates who can promote a culture of safety, and provide patient centered care in collaboration with others will require nursing administrators and faculty who are empowered and able to achieve goals. The Sieloff Theory of Group Empowerment within Organizations (Sieloff & Bularzik, 2011) provided the theoretical basis for this exploratory correlational study examining group empowerment capacity and empowerment in administrators and faculty within the United States. Empowerment was conceptualized as the ability of the group …
Hospital-Based Nurse Practitioner Practice: An Exploration Of Interprofessional Teams., Christina J. Hurlock-Chorostecki
Hospital-Based Nurse Practitioner Practice: An Exploration Of Interprofessional Teams., Christina J. Hurlock-Chorostecki
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Nurse practitioner (NP) roles within hospital teams are evolving worldwide. However, understanding of their practice within the context of interprofessional (IP) teamwork remains limited. This two-phase study undertaken within Ontario, Canada provides a new multi-perspective understanding of the value of NP practice within IP hospital teams. Constructivist grounded theory, a modification of the classic methodology, guided an interpretive approach based in exploration of process and meaning construction, privilege and power exposure, and juxtaposition with extant theory. A conceptual rendering of NP practice was determined through supplemental analysis of 30 team member focus groups. This new perspective emerged as three practice …