Examining the Relationship Between Hospital Nurses' Structural Empowerment, Missed Nursing Care and Quality of Care: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To examine relationships between structural empowerment, missed nursing care and quality of care among hospital-based, direct-care nurses.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Methods

A convenience sample of 161 nurses completed the Conditions for Work Effectiveness-II Questionnaire, the MISSCARE and a single-question rating of quality of care. Correlation, T-tests, regression and ANOVA were used to analyse data.

Results

Nurses reported high structural empowerment (total CWEQ-II = 22.8). Higher empowerment was significantly correlated with less missed care. Most nurses (77.7%) worked at Magnet hospitals; however, no difference in missed care was found between Magnet and non-Magnet nurses. The average number of patients on the last shift was 5.1. The number of pati

SUBMITTER: Travis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12667010 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature