This research descriptive and relational was conducted to identify any relationship between job satisfaction and fatigue of clinical nurses.
The purpose of this study is to provide a basic source of data for an intervention program in increasing job satisfaction and diminishing the fatigue among clinical nurses. The sample consisted of 93 nurses of a university hospital located in Suwon. The data was collected in a one month period from June 1 to 30, 2000. The tools used for the study was a structured questionnaire titled Job Satisfaction Index" developed by Brayfield and Rothe and the "Subjective Symptoms of Fatigue Test" designed by the Research Committee of Industrial Fatigue of the Hygienic Association of Japan.
The data was analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson´s correlation coefficient, t-test, ANOVA, and Cronbach´s alpha by use of the SPSS.
The results of the study are as follows
1) The mean age of subjects was 27.04 years old, 29.0% of the respondents were Catholic religion and 73.1% were graduates of a 3 years course.
2) The job satisfaction level mean was reported as 58.15 and the standard deviation as 9.68.
3) The fatigue level mean was reported as 31.54 and the standard deviation was 12.69. 4) There was a significant correlation between the physical, psychological and neuro-sensory symptoms of fatigue.
5) There was a negative correlation between job satisfaction and fatigue (r=-.5734, p= .000) meaning if job satisfaction is high then fatigue is reported as low.
6) Job satisfaction was significantly related to the general characteristics of present position(t=-2.94, p= .004), working place(F=3.322, p= .013) and the expectant period of duty(F=9.277, p= .000).
7) The general characteristics influencing fatigue were significantly related to age(r=- .193, p= .032), clinical experience(F=3.691, p= .008), working place(F=2.469, p= .050) and the expectant period of duty(F=2.823, p= .043).
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