Consideration of empowering nurses and its relationship with ‎organizational culture and patient's satisfaction of nursing cares

Structural barriers have faced nurses with conflict of roles and feeling of powerlessness. ýThe aim of this study was to show the importance of the empowerment of nurses in care affairs, and ýalso corporate culture was examined as an influential factor. ý
This descriptive – correlation study was done at hospitals dependent on ýAhwaz University of Medical Sciences through quota sampling method on 400 nurses and 400 patients ýin 2014. Instruments for gathering data were included Work Effectiveness Questionnaire II for ýmeasuring the nurses empowering, Robbin's Organizational Culture Questionnaire and also ýLaschinger’s Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire. ý
There was a significant correlation and relationship between enablement with organizational ýculture level (r=0.831, pConclusion The satisfaction of patients is influenced by caregivers and health environment (dominant ýculture).ý Keywords: Organizational culture, Empowerment, Patient satisfaction, Nurses, Iran.ý