Engagement In Nursing

Nursing as a profession is stressful enough having to deal with death and grief on a regular basis and there is an average of 25% of European nurses suffering from burnout of some degree. (Freeney and Tiernan, 2009). Research has found that work engagement is improved by structural empowerment (Laschinger et al. 2009), and this is associated with higher job satisfaction and lower burnout rates. Numerous authors support the claim that higher levels of engagement at work are created in work environments where nurses feel they have empowerment, where they feel rewarded and feel they are been treated fairly for their work. When nurses feel empowered they more than likely will not experience burnout and they will more likely be engaged in their