Job satisfaction among registered nurses in two Scandinavian acute care hospitals

Ylitörmänen, Tuija; Turunen, Hannele; Kvist, Tarja

doi:10.1111/jonm.12620

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“…The participating nurses were most satisfied with the motivating factors of work, and least satisfied with requiring factors. This is consistent with what has been presented in previous studies of job satisfaction among Finnish nurses [46]. The participating patients were generally highly satisfied with the care they received, as has been the case in previous studies [47,48].…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Exploratory factor analysis was used to test the internal consistency of the instrument [45], while instrument validity and reliability were evaluated in several other studies. Cronbach's alpha values between 0.64-0.92 have previously been calculated for the KUHJSS [45,46], while in the present study Cronbach's alpha values ranged between 0.723-0.95 (Table 2). The Revised Humane Caring Scale (RHCS) was used to measure patient satisfaction.)…”

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confidence: 58%

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Relationships between nurse managers’ work activities, nurses’ job satisfaction, patient satisfaction, and medication errors at the unit level: a correlational study

Nurmeksela

Mikkonen

Kinnunen

et al. 2021

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background Nurse managers play a critical role in enhancing nursing and patient outcomes. The work of nurse managers, who can be described as middle-managers at health care organizations, is complex and changes on a daily basis. Only a few studies have clarified how nurse managers divide their time across various work activities. This study aimed to describe the relationships between nurse managers’ work activities, nurses’ job satisfaction, patient satisfaction, and medication errors at the hospital unit level. Methods A cross-sectional and correlational study design was used. The data were collected from nurse managers (n = 29), nursing staff (n = 306), and patients (n = 651) from 28 units across three Finnish acute care hospitals between April and November 2017. In addition, data concerning medication errors (n = 468) over one calendar year (2017) were acquired from the hospitals’ incident reporting register. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to estimate relationships between data from subareas of Nurse Managers’ Work Content Questionnaire, Kuopio University Hospital Job Satisfaction Scale, and Revised Humane Caring Scale, along with medication error reports. A significance level of 95% was applied when estimating the covariances between variables. Unstandardized regression coefficients (B) were used to explain the relationships between variables. Results Multiple relationships between nurse managers’ work activities, nurses’ job satisfaction, patient satisfaction, and medication errors were identified. Nurse managers’ work activities had both positive and negative relationships on the other studied variables. The Requiring factors of work (p < .001) subarea of nurses’ job satisfaction, total patient satisfaction (p < .001), and medication errors (p < .001) were identified as the variables most significantly affected by other factors. Conclusions The findings suggest that nurse managers should focus on improving nursing practices by managing and organizing nurses’ work in a way that makes their employees feel supported, motivated and secure. Furthermore, nurse managers should adopt a leadership style that emphasizes safe and patient-centered care. The results also suggest that the administration of today’s health care organizations should actively evaluate nurse managers’ share of work activities to ensure that their daily work is in line with the organizational goals.

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confidence: 91%

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Relationships between nurse managers’ work activities, nurses’ job satisfaction, patient satisfaction, and medication errors at the unit level: a correlational study

Nurmeksela

Mikkonen

Kinnunen

et al. 2021

BMC Health Serv Res

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“…Similarly, other authors have argued that nursing leadership is an essential component of the nurse–nurse interaction that strongly influences nurses’ job satisfaction (Ylitörmänen, Turunen, Mikkonen, & Kvist, 2019). Thus, nursing leadership is a vital work‐motivating factor that promotes occupational welfare (Ylitörmänen, Turunen, & Kvist, 2018).…”

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Nursing leadership styles and their impact on intensive care unit quality measures: An integrative review

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Aim To examine the impact of nursing leadership styles on intensive care unit quality measures. Background Evidence on the impact of leadership styles has direct implications for building and strengthening leadership behaviours that foster quality nursing care in intensive care units. Evaluation An integrative review approach was adopted. Databases including the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, Google Scholar and the Cochrane Library were searched. Key issues(s) Out of 253 identified studies, seven were included in the review. Leadership styles in intensive care units include transformational, considerate, exemplary, trusted and absentee leadership. Active nurse leaders who share a common vision, and advocate for their staff are perceived as more effective than those who exhibit absentee characteristics. Structural measures influenced by leadership styles include productivity and morale of nursing staff. Outcome measures such as staff outcomes (intent to stay, job satisfaction), medication errors and periventricular/intraventricular haemorrhage in neonatal intensive care units have a positive relational effect with nursing leadership style. Conclusions The findings highlight the link between nursing leadership styles on structural and outcome measures in intensive care units. The current literature lacks studies highlighting the impact of nursing leadership styles on process measures in intensive care units. Implications for nursing management Transformational, considerate, exemplary leadership practices, and trusted leadership styles when used by nurse leaders guarantee higher quality of nursing care in intensive care units. Therefore, modern leadership styles need to be supported by health care organisations and education.

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“…The quantitative results of job satisfaction analysis are corroborated by the level of satisfaction, with nurses working in the CCU being the most satisfied and, on the other hand, the least satisfied being those who work in the Outpatient Department and Critical Care units. The lowest level of satisfaction of critical care nurses is supported by the literature (24) , with this group of nurses being the one presenting lower level of satisfaction when compared to the other areas. This may be due to the difficulty in accessing flexible working hours, which contributes to the imbalance of the work-family binomial, as a higher quality of professional life rather than family life (14) is reported.…”

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Avaliação da satisfação profissional dos enfermeiros por áreas de prestação de cuidados

Silva

Potra

2021

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar o grau de satisfação profissional dos enfermeiros segundo a área de prestação de cuidados numa Unidade Local de Saúde, em Portugal. Método: Estudo quantitativo do tipo descritivo, analítico, com desenho observacional e transversal. Utilizou-se o Instrumento de Avaliação da Satisfação Profissional para a coleta de dados. Resultados: Amostra (n = 218), predominantemente feminina (84,6%), com a idade média de 33 anos. A área de prestação de cuidados influencia a satisfação profissional total (p < 0,05) e algumas das dimensões estudadas (p < 0,05). Os enfermeiros das Unidades de Cuidados na Comunidade apresentam maior satisfação profissional, seguidos dos enfermeiros de Cuidados Indiretos. Os enfermeiros de Cuidados Críticos apresentam menor satisfação profissional, seguidos dos que trabalham em unidades de Ambulatório. A maioria dos enfermeiros apresenta menor satisfação na avaliação da faceta Órgãos de Gestão e na dimensão Qualidade da Prestação de Cuidados. Conclusão: Os enfermeiros mais satisfeitos são os das Unidades de Cuidados na Comunidade e os enfermeiros com menor nível de satisfação profissional são os de Cuidados Críticos.

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Job satisfaction among registered nurses in two Scandinavian acute care hospitals

Cited by 10 publications

References 22 publications

Relationships between nurse managers’ work activities, nurses’ job satisfaction, patient satisfaction, and medication errors at the unit level: a correlational study

Relationships between nurse managers’ work activities, nurses’ job satisfaction, patient satisfaction, and medication errors at the unit level: a correlational study

Nursing leadership styles and their impact on intensive care unit quality measures: An integrative review

Avaliação da satisfação profissional dos enfermeiros por áreas de prestação de cuidados

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