Staff Nurses’ Perceptions and Experiences about Structural Empowerment: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study

Peter Van Bogaert; Lieve Peremans; Nadine Diltour; Danny Van heusden; Tinne Dilles; Bart Van Rompaey; Donna Sullivan Havens

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0152654

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Staff Nurses’ Perceptions and Experiences about Structural Empowerment: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study

Peter Van Bogaert ,

* E-mail: peter.vanbogaert@uantwerpen.be

Current address: Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium

Affiliations Nursing and Midwifery Sciences, Centre for Research and Innovation in Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, Nursing Department, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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Lieve Peremans,

Current address: Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium

Affiliations Nursing and Midwifery Sciences, Centre for Research and Innovation in Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, Department of Primary and Interdisciplinary Care, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Nadine Diltour,

Current address: Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium

Affiliation Nursing and Midwifery Sciences, Centre for Research and Innovation in Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Danny Van heusden,

Current address: Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium

Affiliation Nursing and Midwifery Sciences, Centre for Research and Innovation in Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Tinne Dilles,

Current address: Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium

Affiliation Nursing and Midwifery Sciences, Centre for Research and Innovation in Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Bart Van Rompaey,

Current address: Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium

Affiliation Nursing and Midwifery Sciences, Centre for Research and Innovation in Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Donna Sullivan Havens

Current address: Carrington Hall, Campus Box 7640, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States of America

Affiliation School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States of America
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Staff Nurses’ Perceptions and Experiences about Structural Empowerment: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study

Peter Van Bogaert,
Lieve Peremans,
Nadine Diltour,
Danny Van heusden,
Tinne Dilles,
Bart Van Rompaey,
Donna Sullivan Havens

Published: April 1, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152654

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