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Nurse perceptions of the quality of patient care: confirming the importance of empowerment and job satisfaction
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Leggat, Sandra G.;  Bartram, Timothy;  Casimir, Gian;  Stanton, Pauline
Institution
The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Business & Law, Newcastle Business School
Description
Aim: This aim of this study was to investigate the interactive effects of psychological empowerment and job satisfaction on the relationship between high-performance work systems (HPWS) and nurses' perceptions of the quality of patient care they provide. Background: Studies of high-performing organizations in a variety of industries have consistently reported a positive relationship between HPWS and performance outcomes. Although many of these studies have been conducted in manufacturing, similar findings of a positive correlation between aspects of HPWS and improved patient outcomes have been reported in international health care studies. Method: We used regression analysis with tests of mediation and moderation to analyze survey responses collected in March 2008 of 201 nurses in a large regional Australian health service. Findings: Psychological empowerment fully mediated the relationship between HPWS and perceptions of quality of patient care. Job satisfaction moderated the relationship between HPWS and perceptions of quality of patient care. Conclusion: Hospital managers should focus on promoting HPWS and ensuring that nurse unit managers have the competencies to empower and to enhance the job satisfaction of their staff.
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Health Care Management Review Vol. 35, Issue 4, p. 355-364
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Date
2010
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Keyword(s)
high-performance work systems;  job satisfaction;  nurses;  psychological empowerment;  quality of patient care
Resource Type
journal article
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http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/930137
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ISSN:0361-6274
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