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KMID : 0377619890540120889
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Korean Jungang Medical Journal
1989 Volume.54 No. 12 p.889 ~ p.900
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A Study on Nurses´ Morale
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Abstract
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The purposes of this study were to define the level of nurses´ morale and the factors which influence the level of nurses´ morale.
The subject of the survey were 282 nurses working in five university hospitals in Seoul. The Data were surveyed by means of questionnaire from Sep. 4 to 18, 1989.
The morale scale gathered with a questionnaire which consists of 31 items, were developed by researcher. The level of morale was measured by likert´s 5 points rating scale.
For the purpose of analysis of the data were used by mean and frequency, t-test,. ANOVA, the stepwise Multiple regression.
The results of the study were as follows.
1) The mean distribution of the level of nurses´ morale was 3.14 score.
2) Variables which influenced the level of nurses´ morale were the clinical career (F=2.465, df=4/277, P < .05) job position (F=6.228, df=2/279, P < .0 1), Hospital: the place of data collection(F=4.049, df=4/277, P < .01), r_,3tivation of admitted professional nursing (F=3.266, df4/277, P < .05), the nurses intention to stay (F=10.861, df=3/278, P <.001), Degree of satisfaction with nursing. (F=27.872, df=4/277, P < .001) Attitude toward life (F=5.672, df=3/278, P <.001).
3) Through stepwise multiple regression 8 factors were quested for their priority order of influence on morale.
Out of 1st 5 factors (Degree of satisfaction with nursing, the education for nursing professional growth, attitude toward life, job position, the place of data collection) which sum up to 38.3 % of explanation for morale, Degree of satisfaction with nursing stood out as its formost explanate at 26 %.
Therefore further study is needed to investigate the predictors of the acceptance of nurses´ morale.
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