The purpose of this study was to find out the level of empowerment and self-efficacy of public health nurses. The subjects were 67 nurses at 5 public health centers in G city. Data were collected with questionnaire from July 30 to Aug. 22, and analyze...
The purpose of this study was to find out the level of empowerment and self-efficacy of public health nurses. The subjects were 67 nurses at 5 public health centers in G city. Data were collected with questionnaire from July 30 to Aug. 22, and analyzed by SAS program.
The results were as follows;
1. The mean score of empowerment of subjects was 4.527 and each mean of 4 sub concepts were as follows: perceived personal ability of decision making was 4.436, perceived personal ability to goal achievement was 4.691, personal enthusiasm of his or her job was 4.794, and perceived support of organization was 4.104. The mean score of self-efficacy was 4.582.
2. Empowerment related to self-efficacy(r=.717, p=.0001). It means that self-efficacy is a key concept of empowerment.
3. According to characteristics of subjects, only term of service showed significant difference(F=2.82, p<.05). Also among the 4 sub concepts, only perceived personal ability of decision making brought out difference significantly(F= 3.82, p=.041)
This is a primary study of empowerment and self-efficacy of public health nurses. Therefore, in order to enhance their capabilities, other studies such as focusing on the affecting factors must be continued