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Public health nurses used 4 strategies to facilitate client empowerment

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.5.3.94

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    Falk-Rafael AR.Empowerment as a process of evolving consciousness: a model of empowered caring.ANS Adv Nurs Sci2001 Sep;24:1–16OpenUrlPubMed

    QUESTION: What is the practical meaning of empowerment to public health nurses and their clients?

    Design

    Exploratory qualitative design.

    Setting

    1 urban/rural and 2 rural health units in southwestern Ontario, Canada.

    Participants

    24 public health nurses (100% women, mean 14.2 y in public health nursing) and 6 clients (83% women).

    Methods

    Nurses participated in a series of 3 two hour focus groups (5–9 participants per group; 71% participated in all 3 groups). Research questions were addressed using the nominal group technique. The researcher took field notes during the focus groups. Nurses identified clients whom they thought were empowered through their practice, and consenting clients were interviewed for about 1 hour using an interview guide. Interviews were audiotaped and transcribed. All data were coded and used …

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    Footnotes

    • Source of funding: University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Health Sciences.

    • For correspondence: Dr A R Falk-Rafael, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. arafael{at}yorku.ca