The Effect of Psychological Empowerment Program on Manager Nurses’ on Distress and Professional Quality of Life

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of a psychological empowerment program on manager nurses' psychological distress and professional quality of life.


METHODS: This study had a quasi-experimental design in a single-group pre-post-test model. This study was conducted with 20 manager nurses working in an education and research hospital in Izmir, Turkey. The psychological empowerment program consists of 2 sessions running for 8 hours, 4 hours each. The General Health Questionnaire was used to evaluate distress levels, and the Professional Quality of Life Scale was used to evaluate the professional quality of life levels of the manager nurses. Data were evaluated by paired t-test.
RESULTS: After the psychological empowerment program, it was found that the level of distress, compassion fatigue, and burnout of the nurses decreased and that their compassion satisfaction increased.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: It is seen that psychological empowerment interventions directed toward manager nurses reduce the mental risks of nurses. In this sense, it is recommended that empowerment programs be implemented for manager nurses in institutions and that the effectiveness of these programs with research designs that have high levels of evidence be evaluated.