Enhancing Work Motivation for Japanese Female Nurses in Small to Medium-Sized Private Hospitals by Analyzing Job Satisfaction
| Autor: | Yoshiharu Aizawa, Toshihiko Satoh, Machiko Taruzuka Shahzad, Kyoko Shida, Shigeri Kido, Yasushi Kudo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Adult
Value (ethics) Attitude of Health Personnel Workload Nursing Staff Hospital Job Satisfaction General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Hospitals Private Japan Personnel Loyalty Nursing Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine Salary Workplace Work motivation business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged Work (electrical) Health Facility Environment Workforce Female Job satisfaction business |
| Zdroj: | The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine. 220:237-245 |
| ISSN: | 1349-3329 0040-8727 |
| DOI: | 10.1620/tjem.220.237 |
| Popis: | Proper work environments are important for nurses to feel motivated. We examined the associations between work motivation and job satisfaction among Japanese nurses to improve their motivation. In Japan, relatively small and medium-sized private hospitals play a central role in the healthcare industry. In the present study, the subjects were nurses working in 23 small and medium-sized private hospitals that had 65 to 326 beds. We analyzed 1,116 registered and licensed practical female nurses (average age, 38.3 years; standard deviation, 11.3 years). Many nurses with their specialized nursing skills dedicate themselves to patient care. However, many of these nurses may not be interested in contributing to their hospitals. Nurses may have different opinions regarding dedication to patient care and contribution to their hospitals. Therefore, concerning work motivation, we produced these two different items, "Nurses' dedication to patients" and "Nurses' contribution to their hospitals." We also produced our own original new job satisfaction questionnaire. We found 7 facets of job satisfaction: "Work as specialists," "Workplace safety," "Relationships with superiors," "Work-life balance," "Relationships among nurses," "Communications with physicians," and "Salary." Multiple linear regression analyses show that both "Nurses' dedication to patients" and "Nurses' contribution to their hospitals" were significantly associated with "Work as specialists." Nurses feel their jobs of protecting people's lives and health are valuable. They do not feel motivated only by money. They value the intrinsic nature of their jobs. Creating proper work environments is important for nurses to be able to work as specialists. |
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