Negotiated and Nonnegotiated Nurse-Patient Interactions: Enhancing Perceptions of Empowerment

Ninety-eight students with upper respiratory symptoms participated in a study to determine differences in patient perceptions of two types of nurse-patient interactive styles. Subjects participated in either an actively negotiated process of decision making (n = 53) or a nonnegotiated approach (n =...

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Published in:Clinical nursing research 1995-02, Vol.4 (1), p.67-77
Main Authors: Roberts, Susan Jo, Krouse, Helene J., Michaud, Paula
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Attitude to Health
Clinical decision making
Decision making
Empowerment
Factors
Female
Humans
Internal-External Control
Male
Motivation
Negotiating
Negotiation
Nurse patient relationships
Nurse-Patient interactions
Nurse-Patient Relations
Nurses
Nursing
Patient Participation
Perceptions
Power
Power (Psychology)
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Summary:Ninety-eight students with upper respiratory symptoms participated in a study to determine differences in patient perceptions of two types of nurse-patient interactive styles. Subjects participated in either an actively negotiated process of decision making (n = 53) or a nonnegotiated approach (n = 45) with a nurse. Findings revealed that subjects in the negotiated group perceived significantly greater feelings of control and power in the nurse-patient relationship than did the nonnegotiated group. No significant correlations were found between motivation and patient perceptions of the interaction. Study results demonstrate that nurses can engage in an active negotiation process with patients and strongly influence feelings of control in decision making.
ISSN:1054-7738
1552-3799
DOI:10.1177/105477389500400107