Browsing by Subjects (CINAHL) "Empowerment"
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Culture care values, beliefs and practices observed in empowerment of American Indian community health representatives
The World Health Organization (WHO) primary health care model emphasizes intervention at the home and family level, partnerships with the community, collaboration with lay community health workers, and prevention. Thus, ... -
Customizing an electronic medical record in one rural health area: The impact on patient appointments
(2016-01-28)Purpose: To analyze the effect and use of electronic medical record systems on appointment compliance in one small rural health clinic. Design: Quantitative study. Appointment compliance was analyzed using population data ... -
Developing a global education program to increase empowerment for frontline nurse leaders
Frontline Leaders (FLs) or charge nurses (CNs) are pivotal in managing patient throughput, staffing ratios, responding to patient and family concerns, collaborating with staff or interdepartmental colleagues, and coaching ... -
Development and testing of an explanatory model of registered nurse empowerment
Recent innovations in patient care delivery and nursing governance require an empowered workforce. However, little is known about what combination of organizational, leadership, and personal characteristics maximize the ... -
Effect of an empowerment program for children with disorders of defecation and their families
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Objective: To investigate the effect of an empowerment program for children with disorders of defecation and their families. Methods: Twenty-seven children aged 1-14 years ... -
Gaining a voice: A study of the breastfeeding experiences of a select group of educated, low-income, minority women supported by peer counselors
This grounded theory study describes the experiences of a small select group of educated, low-income, culturally diverse women who were supported by peer counselors/breastfeeding advocates in their communities as they ... -
Structural and psychological empowerment of community/public health nurses
This descriptive, non-experimental study examines the perceptions Community/Public Health Nurses (C/PHNs) have about the work they do and about their workplace when questioned about organizational factors that potentially ... -
The use of guided imagery to enhance power for smoking behavior change
Cigarette smoking is known to be a risk factor in several fatal disease syndromes. Despite increasing knowledge of the danger, thirty-one percent of all Americans continue to smoke (Thornberry et al., 1986). Individual ...