Professional Autonomy and the Work Satisfaction of Nursing Educators

Factors affecting nurse educators' decision to teach.

“…The results also reflect the work of Grandjean et al (1976). Faculty rated the opportunity to work with supportive colleagues as a source of job satisfaction in relation to professional autonomy in nurse educators.…”

“…Although research does not identify prestige/status as a means of recruiting faculty or job satisfaction as identified by Grandjean et al (1976), the faculty did regard it as important with five faculty agreeing that it was somewhat influential in the decision to teach. However, this sentiment seemed to wane over time.…”

“…Time spent on class preparation and advising of students had a negative influence on job satisfaction. Grandjean, Aiken, and Bonjean (1976) conducted an exploratory study to determine the importance and the satisfaction associated with 21 job characteristics in relation to professional autonomy in nurse educators. The researchers posed two questions:…”

“…Two open-ended questions asked each respondent to discuss the "best thing" and the "thing they liked least" about their current position. Grandjean et al (1976) mailed a questionnaire to 191 nursing faculty members from four state universities in [1973][1974]. The returned questionnaires (1 71) represented an 84% return rate.…”

Nurses' Attitudes Toward Control Over Nursing Practice

“…In recent years, much has been written about nurse autonomy (Batey & Lewis, 1982;Carmel, Yakubovich, Zwanger, & Zaltcman, 1988;Edwards, 1988; Grandjean, Aiken, & Bonjean, 1976;Maas, 1973;Maas & Jacox, 1977;Murchison & Nichols, 1982;Singleton & Nail, 1984;Stelling & Bucher, 1972). A number of studies have found a positive relationship between autonomy and the job satisfadion of nurses.…”