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Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore hospital nurses\u2019 perceptions of their levels of structural empowerment. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 684 nurses from a Portuguese hospital, conducted between November 2024 and January 2025. The questionnaire collected demographic data and employed the Conditions of Work Effectiveness Questionnaire II. Results: The mean total score for structural empowerment was 18.74 (SD = 3.46), with significant differences found between nurses and specialist nurses, for those with the specialist title (p = 0.0477) and within the professional category (p = 0.0058), as well as between nurses working day shifts and those working day and night shifts (p &lt; 0.0001). Additional significant differences were observed between nurses from the Medicine department (median [Q1\u2013Q3]: 19.25 [17.00\u201321.50]) and those from the Surgery department (18.17 [16.00\u201320.25], p = 0.0104), as well as between Generation Z nurses (19.58 [17.33\u201321.83]) and Generation Y nurses (18.29 [16.25\u201320.33], p = 0.0018). Conclusions: These results underscore the importance of consistently promoting structural empowerment across the nursing staff, addressing disparities between groups, and improving both professional development and quality of patient care.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nursrep15120444","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,11]],"date-time":"2025-12-11T14:30:17Z","timestamp":1765463417000},"page":"444","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Structural Empowerment of Nurses in the Hospital Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3041-7731","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marlene","family":"Ribeiro","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"ICBAS, Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"RISE-Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"T\u00e2mega and Sousa Local Health Unit, 4560-136 Penafiel, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-9031-9017","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Diana","family":"Sanches","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Gaia and Espinho Local Health Unit, 4434-502 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5065-7815","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"S\u00f3nia","family":"Barros","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o Local Health Unit, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences (MEDCIDS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4099-002 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-0052-6545","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mariana","family":"Gon\u00e7alves","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Lus\u00edadas Lisboa Hospital, 1500-458 Lisboa, Portugal"},{"name":"National School of Public Health, NOVA University Lisbon, 1600-560 Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8864-8634","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Susana","family":"Castro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ICBAS, Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto Francisco Gentil, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"Oncology Nursing Research Unit IPO Porto Research Center (CI-IPOP), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto)\/Porto Comprehensive Cancer Centre (Porto.CCC) & RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Rsearch Network), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9377-3381","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"T\u00e2nia","family":"Oliveira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ICBAS, Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"RISE-Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"Alto Ave Local Health Unit, 4835-044 Guimar\u00e3es, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8729-4707","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Renata","family":"Gasparino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Nursing, Universidade Estadual de Campinas\u2014Unicamp, Campinas 13083-887, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9982-9537","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Olga","family":"Ribeiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"RISE-Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"Nursing School of Porto, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3052","DOI":"10.3390\/nursrep14040222","article-title":"Positive Nursing Practice Environment: A Concept Analysis","volume":"14","author":"Pereira","year":"2024","journal-title":"Nurs. 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