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Table 1 The performance of an Empowered Nurse (PEN) and Work Empowerment Promoting factors (WEP) (13,18)

From: Work empowerment among cancer care professionals: a cross-sectional study

Work Empowerment Promoting factors (WEP)

Performance of an Empowered Nurse

(PEN)

Moral principles

Moral Principles

Shared values

Treats other with respect

Esteem for others

Act honestly

Concerted care philosophy

Acts justly

Personal integrity

Personal integrity

Delegated responsibilities

Looks after own well-being

Confidence

Dares to say and act

Feedback

Acts effectively under pressure

Acts flexibly

Expertise

Expertise

Evaluation and development

Acts skilfully

Cooperation (between nurses and between different professionals)b

Makes decisions

Act independentlya

Training

Consults and teaches colleagues

Future-orientedness

Future-orientedness

Continuity of work

Finds creative solutions

Position opportunities

Promotes new ideas at work

Access to information

Acts after planning, assesses effects

Sociability

Sociability

Collegial support

Discusses openly

Problem solving

Works for the common goal

Open ambience

Solves problems

  1. aIn this study for the questionnaire adapted with permission from original developer from acting independent in nursing to acting independent in care, b adapted from cooperation between nurses to cooperation between my own profession