Nurses' perception of power regarding their clinical role

Authors

  • Diná de Almeida Lopes Monteiro da Cruz Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Cibele Andrucioli de Mattos Pimenta Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Maria Fernanda Vita Pedrosa Hospital do Câncer A. C. Camargo
  • Antônio Fernandes da Costa Lima Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina; Hospital Universitário
  • Raquel Rapone Gaidzinski Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692009000200015

Keywords:

attitude, nurse´s role, nursing diagnosis, staff development

Abstract

This article reports on a study on nurses' perception of power regarding their clinical role before and after implementation of a nursing diagnosis classification. Sixty clinical nurses (average age = 37.2 ± 7.0 years) from a Brazilian teaching hospital answered the Power as Knowing Participation in Change Tool (PKPCT) before and after the implementation of a diagnosis classification. PKPCT has four domains and provides total and partial scores. Reliability coefficients ranged from 0.88 to 0.98. Total scores were not statistically different between assessments (p=0.21), although scores in the "Involvement in Creating Change" domain were higher in the second assessment (p=0.04). Further studies providing sound evidence regarding the impact of nursing classification systems on nurses' power perception are needed to guide decisions on teaching and clinical practice.

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Published

2009-04-01

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2009)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Nurses’ perception of power regarding their clinical role. (2009). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 17(2), 234-239. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692009000200015