Nurse’s perceptions of their group goal attainment capability and professional autonomy: a pilot study

Autor: Christina Sieloff, Susan Tullai-McGuinness, Anne Marie H. Bularzik
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of Nursing Management. 21:581-590
ISSN: 0966-0429
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01381.x
Popis: Aim A pilot study to examine staff nurses’ perceptions of, and relationships between, group goal attainment capability and professional autonomy. Background A nursing group’s capability to employ appropriate nursing interventions leads to improvement in patient outcomes. Nurses’ goal attainment capability plays a role in achieving high-quality patient outcomes and may be related to professional autonomy. Method Staff nurses (N = 90) in one community hospital completed the Sieloff–King Assessment of Group Goal Attainment Capability within Organizations and the Nursing Activity Scale instrument. Results Staff nurses reported high goal attainment capability and high professional autonomy, and a positive significant but weak correlation (r = 0.24, P
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