Nurses’ Assessments of Psychological Empowerment and Organizational Climate: Descriptive Correlational Study

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the nurses’ perception of organizational climate and psychological empowerment, and to determine the correlations between organizational climate and psychological empowerment. Methods: A descriptive and correlational design was used. The study was conducted in hospitals in a province, including three Ministry of Health and two university hospitals. Based on a power analysis, 237 bedside nurses from these hospitals working at least six months were randomly selected. The self-reported questionnaires consisted of an Organizational Climate Scale, a Psychological Empowerment Instrument, and demographic questions were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics and Spearman’s rho correlation coefficients were used in data analysis. Results: The organizational climate scores were the lowest for the negative interaction subscale (Med=2.75) and highest for the hierarchy subscale (Med=3.67). Nurses’ total psychological empowerment score was at a moderate level (Med=5.75), with the highest score on the meaning (Med=7.00) and the lowest on the impact subscale (Med=4.33). There were statistically significant positive-moderate correlations between teamwork, supportive climate, human relations, innovative climate, and communication subscales of organizational climate and total psychological empowerment scores (p