A Qualitative Study of Nursing Leader's Perceptions of Professional Empowerment amongst Pakistani Nurses

Does empowerment matter? Perceptions of nursing leaders in Pakistan through qualitative approach

“…The First two themes of the study including the status of a nurse and nursing profession are being published earlier in a journal relevant to nursing education. [10] 3.1 Power rrelationship…”

“…The lack of nurses' empowerment is very evident within the nurses working in the various health settings in Pakistan in the form of lack of confidence and low self-esteem. [10] The reason for this lack of empowerment is the historical and social disapproval of the image of nursing and nursing leaders particularly in the third world countries. [11][12][13][14] As a result, the image of the nursing profession in developing countries is at stake, and the new generation does not choose the profession as a priority.…”

“…[3] In the last two decades, this has been proved by few of the nursing institutions that have achieved several milestones for the nursing to combat low social image and status of nurses and nursing profession in Pakistan. [10] There still exists a gap in attaining empowerment and influence of nursing leaders to the extent that they can bring substantial changes at institutional and policy level to improve individual care and working conditions of nurses.…”

Nurse leader empowerment, challenges and coping strategies among nursing leaders in Pakistan: A qualitative descriptive study

“…[8] Further to this, physicians are appointed in place of nursing leaders and nursing leaders are facing least acknowledgement, appropriate level of leaderships, justified promotions and higher grades to attain empowerment and professional respect and recognition. Though most of the time in Pakistan, nurses and nursing leaders are serving in low capacities and become oppressed [9] through prejudiced and disempowerment by lack of professional growth opportunities and decision making. The overwhelming feeling of oppression shattered nurses' self-esteem [9] and constrained their professional growth and development.…”

“…Though most of the time in Pakistan, nurses and nursing leaders are serving in low capacities and become oppressed [9] through prejudiced and disempowerment by lack of professional growth opportunities and decision making. The overwhelming feeling of oppression shattered nurses' self-esteem [9] and constrained their professional growth and development. Recent studies have demonstrated that in an empowerment practice environment nurse leaders can be empowered and challenged power structures surrounded in existing healthcare system and ac-quire knowledge and skills to develop leadership qualities and prepare themselves to reach professional hierarchy in nursing profession.…”