JOB SATISFACTION IN MIDWESTERN REGISTERED NURSES (NURSE TURNOVER).
Contributors: Oklahoma State University.
Published: 1990
Number of pages: 217
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: Scope and method of study. Midwestern Registered Nurses in Kansas and Oklahoma were surveyed to determine the level of job satisfaction with their current position, intent to remain in their current position, satisfaction with the profession of nursing and the decision to become an RN. An adaptation of Hinshaw and Atwood's Work Satisfaction Scale and Atwood, Hinshaw and Gerber's Nurse Job Satisfaction Scale was used to measure the subscales of Pay, Interaction with peers, Time to do one's job, Administrative interaction, Quality of care given, Tasks performed and Enjoyment of work itself.

Findings and conclusions. RNs in the Midwest voiced satisfaction with their current position (75.5 percent). One-third of the respondents voiced intent to change positions. A higher proportion of Diploma RNs indicated an intent to remain in their current position, greater satisfaction with the profession of nursing, and their decision to become an RN than did Associate degree RNs or Bachelor degree RNs. There was no significant relationship between the variables of age, higher education, years as an RN, present position and employment status and all seven subscale scores. Health care setting had significant, but weak, relationship will all subscale scores except Interaction with peers. Discriminant function analyses revealed that the greatest contributors to satisfaction were Enjoyment of work itself and Quality of patient care. Lowest contributors were Pay, Time to do one's task and Tasks performed.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-02, Section: B, page: 0753.

Thesis (ED.D.)--OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, 1990.

School code: 0664.