Empowerment of students and employees is essential in any area of human activity, and it is crucial in nursing where medical personnel need to perform responsible tasks on an everyday basis. In healthcare, empowerment carries multiple benefits for both individual nurses and the system as a whole (Kennedy, Hardiker, & Staniland, 2015). Giving employees more autonomy and power to make decisions independently makes them feel more valued, trusted, and respected and encourages nurses to assume personal responsibility for the health outcomes of the patient. In addition to that, such practice stimulates professional growth and self-education of workers. Such employees make the work of a medical institution more efficient, reducing the necessity for control and micromanagement and make the overall system more stable (Kennedy, Hardiker, & Staniland, 2015). Thus, the empowerment of employees is an essential aspect of leadership in nursing, and it has a significant positive effect on the quality of care.
Reference
Kennedy, S., Hardiker, N., & Staniland, K. (2015). Empowerment an essential ingredient in the clinical environment: A review of the literature. Nurse education today, 35(3), 487-492.