The Relationship of Empowerment and Selected Personality Characteristics to Nursing Job Satisfaction
JONA The Journal of Nursing AdministrationPublished 1 November 2002
Milisa Manojlovich, Heather K. Spence Laschinger
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Through careful manipulation of the hospital environment, both structural and psychological empowerment can be increased, resulting in greater job and patient satisfaction and, ultimately, improved patient outcomes.
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Through careful manipulation of the hospital environment, both structural and psychological empowerment can be increased, resulting in greater job and patient satisfaction and, ultimately, improved patient outcomes.
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PsychologyNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting
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