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KMID : 0614820040100030335
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2004 Volume.10 No. 3 p.335 ~ p.344
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Nursing Professionalism and Job Satisfaction of Nurses in General Hospital
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Ko Soon-Hee
Chung Bok-Yae
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was to investigate nursing professionalism and job satisfaction of nurses in general hospital. The subjects were 806 nurses in 8 general hospitals where had more than 400 beds.
Method: The data was collected from April 21, 2004 to May 6, 2004 using a structured Questionnaire and analyzed with frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviations, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe’s test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient using SPSS of window V. 10.0 program.
Result: The mean score of nursing professionalism was 3.67. In each realm, the score of social benefit promotion was the highest as 4.14 and that of autonomy was the lowest as 3.19. The mean score of job satisfaction was 2.74. In each realm, the score of interaction was the highest as 3.26 and that of wage was the lowest as 2.20. Nursing professionalism was significantly different according to age, academic qualification, work experience and position. And job satisfaction was significantly different according to age, religion, work experience, position and department. Nursing professionalism had a significant correlation with job satisfaction (r=.257, p<.001).
Conclusions: When the Autonomy in nursing job performance, well-defined work limit were guaranteed in the hospital, nurses’ professionalism will be enhance. It is recommended that the strategies about nurse’s long-term service and efficient hospital administration should be needed for nurse’s job satisfaction.
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KEYWORD
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Nursing Professionalism, Job Satisfaction
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