Job satisfaction among hospital nurses revisited: A systematic review

Lu, Hong; Barriball, Louise; Zhang, Xian; While, Alison

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.11.009

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“…Nurses also felt a significant work load when their colleagues did not fulfil all their duties. The outcome of the presented study is similar to the outcome of studies carried out by other authors [52,53,54]. The study of many health care centres carried out by Aiken et al confirmed that over a half of nurses who participated in the study referred to significant organisational errors at their workplaces.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Stress factors vs. job satisfaction among nursing staff in the Pomeranian Province (Poland) and the Vilnius Region (Lithuania)

Kwiecień-Jaguś¹,

Mędrzycka‐Dąbrowska²,

Chamienia³

et al. 2018

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Introduction. In the opinion of many researchers, nursing staff are exposed to an exceptionally high level of occupational stress. The problem of stress in the working environment of the nursing staff becomes more and more important in the context of increasing staff shortages and insufficient support from colleagues and employers. The aim of this study was to analyse stress factors indicated by the nursing staff in Poland and Lithuania, and to assess their job satisfaction. Materials and method. Two standard research tools were used in the study: the Nursing Stress Scale and the Job Satisfaction Survey. The study involved 230 respondents from Poland and Lithuania. The sample was chosen randomly and incidentally. Results. Based on the analysis of collected materials, the greatest stress factors in the work of the nursing staff were identified, which included interpersonal conflicts between nurses and doctors and between nurses, and death and dying. The study indicated that there is a relationship between stress and job satisfaction among Polish nurses (r=-0.33;p=0.001) and Lithuanian nurses (r=0.34; p=0.001). The greater the stress, the lower the job satisfaction. Low job satisfaction was connected with low remuneration, which is still inadequate to professional duties, and the lack of promotion opportunities. The study confirmed that there were significant differences in job satisfaction among Polish and Lithuanian nurses (Z= -6.27; p<0.001). Conclusions. The study confirmed a high level of stress and dissatisfaction among nursing staff in Poland and Lithuania.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Stress factors vs. job satisfaction among nursing staff in the Pomeranian Province (Poland) and the Vilnius Region (Lithuania)

Kwiecień-Jaguś¹,

Mędrzycka‐Dąbrowska²,

Chamienia³

et al. 2018

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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“…A major source of emotional exhaustion is heavy workload demands that are often outside the control of nurses; nurses have "too little time and too few resources to accomplish the job" [44] (p. 260). For job satisfaction, however, a systematic review of hospital nurse job satisfaction found that nurses derived satisfaction from interesting and rewarding work [45]. Care of high acuity patients, therefore, may satisfy nurses by optimizing their professional competencies.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Impact of Heavy Perceived Nurse Workloads on Patient and Nurse Outcomes

MacPhee

Dahinten

Havaei

2017

Administrative Sciences

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This study investigated the relationships between seven workload factors and patient and nurse outcomes. (1) Background: Health systems researchers are beginning to address nurses' workload demands at different unit, job and task levels; and the types of administrative interventions needed for specific workload demands; (2) Methods: This was a cross-sectional correlational study of 472 acute care nurses from British Columbia, Canada. The workload factors included nurse reports of unit-level RN staffing levels and patient acuity and patient dependency; job-level nurse perceptions of heavy workloads, nursing tasks left undone and compromised standards; and task-level interruptions to work flow. Patient outcomes were nurse-reported frequencies of medication errors, patient falls and urinary tract infections; and nurse outcomes were emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction; (3) Results: Job-level perceptions of heavy workloads and task-level interruptions had significant direct effects on patient and nurse outcomes. Tasks left undone mediated the relationships between heavy workloads and nurse and patient outcomes; and between interruptions and nurse and patient outcomes. Compromised professional nursing standards mediated the relationships between heavy workloads and nurse outcomes; and between interruptions and nurse outcomes; (4) Conclusion: Administrators should work collaboratively with nurses to identify work environment strategies that ameliorate workload demands at different levels.

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“…The fact that the DSRT members tried to fit in with the RDH and that the RDH acknowledged and appreciated their expertise is likely to have contributed to positive working relationships, which are known to improve work satisfaction (Lu et al, 2012;Sawatzky and Enns, 2012). The provision of adequate housing and transport for the DSRT when attending RDH was noted as important.…”

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Enhancing disaster preparedness of specialty nurses on a national scale

Mitchell

McKinnon

Aitken

et al. 2016

Disaster Prevention and Management

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This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. 2 Permanent repository link Abstract PurposeThe number of disasters has increased by 30% worldwide in the past 30 years. Nurses constitute the largest clinical group within a hospital and their ability to respond to disasters is crucial to the provision of quality patient care. The aim of this study was to evaluate a fouryear disaster preparedness partnership between two tertiary hospitals from the perspective of specialist nurses, senior clinical managers and executive staff. The national disaster response centre was situated in one hospital and the other hospital was located 3,500 km away. DesignThe intervention involved selected nurses working at the partner hospital to enable familiarisation with policies, procedures and layout in the event of a request for back-up in the setting of a national disaster. A mixed-methods design was used to elicit the strengths and limitations of the partnership. Data were collected through surveys, in-depth interviews and focus groups. FindingsSixty-seven participants provided evaluations including 38 nurses from the Disaster Support Response Team; 17 clinical management nurses and 10 executive staff. Improvements in some aspects of communication were recommended. The successful recruitment of highly skilled and committed nurses was a strength. A disaster exercise resulted in 79% of nurses contacted, able and willing to go immediately to the partner hospital for up to 14 days.

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Job satisfaction among hospital nurses revisited: A systematic review

Cited by 427 publications

References 117 publications

Stress factors vs. job satisfaction among nursing staff in the Pomeranian Province (Poland) and the Vilnius Region (Lithuania)

Stress factors vs. job satisfaction among nursing staff in the Pomeranian Province (Poland) and the Vilnius Region (Lithuania)

The Impact of Heavy Perceived Nurse Workloads on Patient and Nurse Outcomes

Enhancing disaster preparedness of specialty nurses on a national scale

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