“…Although some investigations (Bianchi 1990, Reis & Corrêa 1990, Silva & Bianchi 1992, Marziale & Rozestraten 1995 have suggested that Brazilian nurses' jobs are stressful, these results cannot be compared with this study because different methodologies were used with small samples, generally selected by nursing specialty. In addition, investigations of job satisfaction carried out in Brazil (dos Santos & Rodrigues Filho 1995, Antunes & Sant Anna 1996 have suggested a tendency for non-satisfaction among nurses, but in the same way the research models and small sample sizes make any meaningful comparison difficult.…”