TY - JOUR
T1 - Satisfaction With the Quality Nursing Work Environment Among Psychiatric Nurses Working in Acute Care General Hospitals
AU - Lin, Chiou Fen
AU - Lai, Fu Chih
AU - Huang, Way Ren
AU - Huang, Chung I.
AU - Hsieh, Chia Jung
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by grants from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Executive Yuan of Taiwan, ROC (DOH101-TD-M-113-101009, 2 of 2). We gratefully acknowledge all of the participants for their generous cooperation.
Publisher Copyright:
© Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/4/1
Y1 - 2020/4/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to investigate the impact on patient care quality of a positive, high-quality environment that is tailored to the practice of nursing. This study enabled nurses to show their professional skills and knowledge, which may help enhance job satisfaction. To date, little research has been done to assess the relationship between the nursing work environment and the job satisfaction of psychiatric nurses employed in acute wards of general hospitals. PURPOSE: This study was designed to explain the relationship between job satisfaction and the perceived indicators of a quality nursing work environment (QNWE) after adjusting for demographic characteristics and work characteristics. METHODS: A cross-sectional correlational design was employed, and a stratified random sample of 185 psychiatric nurses (99% response rate) working in acute wards in Taiwan was surveyed in 2013. Nurses were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire that included measures of perceived QNWE and job satisfaction and demographic variables. RESULTS: A statistically significant, positive relationship was found between perceived indicators of QNWE and job satisfaction (r = .813, p < .001). In the hierarchical multiple linear regression model, for the subdimensions of QNWE, the variables "perceived indicators of professional specialization and teamwork" and "support and caring" showed a significant and positive association with job satisfaction, after adjusting for personal demographic characteristics. CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Job satisfaction is related to the perception of nurses regarding their work environment. Therefore, nursing managers should improve workplace satisfaction by supporting and caring for nurses and creating better career development and teamwork opportunities for nurses through job training and planning.
AB - BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to investigate the impact on patient care quality of a positive, high-quality environment that is tailored to the practice of nursing. This study enabled nurses to show their professional skills and knowledge, which may help enhance job satisfaction. To date, little research has been done to assess the relationship between the nursing work environment and the job satisfaction of psychiatric nurses employed in acute wards of general hospitals. PURPOSE: This study was designed to explain the relationship between job satisfaction and the perceived indicators of a quality nursing work environment (QNWE) after adjusting for demographic characteristics and work characteristics. METHODS: A cross-sectional correlational design was employed, and a stratified random sample of 185 psychiatric nurses (99% response rate) working in acute wards in Taiwan was surveyed in 2013. Nurses were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire that included measures of perceived QNWE and job satisfaction and demographic variables. RESULTS: A statistically significant, positive relationship was found between perceived indicators of QNWE and job satisfaction (r = .813, p < .001). In the hierarchical multiple linear regression model, for the subdimensions of QNWE, the variables "perceived indicators of professional specialization and teamwork" and "support and caring" showed a significant and positive association with job satisfaction, after adjusting for personal demographic characteristics. CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Job satisfaction is related to the perception of nurses regarding their work environment. Therefore, nursing managers should improve workplace satisfaction by supporting and caring for nurses and creating better career development and teamwork opportunities for nurses through job training and planning.
KW - job satisfaction
KW - nursing work environment
KW - organizational support
KW - psychiatric nurse
KW - teamwork
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U2 - 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000350
DO - 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000350
M3 - Article
C2 - 31633642
SN - 1682-3141
VL - 28
SP - e76
JO - The journal of nursing research : JNR
JF - The journal of nursing research : JNR
IS - 2
M1 - 0000350
ER -