Factors Influencing Nursing Students’ Empowerment: A Literature Review

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this literature review is to locate the available literature that addresses the factors influencing the nursing students' empowerment. Background: Nursing students' empowerment is an essential element to enhance the learning process. Nursing students' learning experiences in the classroom and in the clinical placement play vital role in their empowerment. Data Source: A review of relevant literature using the following databases: CINAHL, ERIC & EBSCO. Methods: A literature review of, peer-reviewed research, Master/PhD dissertations full text and published on the listed databases between (2003-2019) was done. Results: A final review of 16 studies was included, quantitative and qualitative studies that discussed the factors that may affect nursing students' empowerment were included in this review. Conclusion: Viewed articles revealed that nursing students' empowerment may be affected by many factors. According to previous literature and according to the authors' perspective, the retrieved articles categorized as followings: intrapersonal empowerment, learner orientation to learning, teaching-learning experiences, and the learning environment that influencing the learners' empowerment.