How important are autonomy and work setting to nurse practitioners' job satisfaction?
| Autor: | Jessica Greene, Erin K. Athey, Majeda M. El-Banna, Jeongyoung Park, Arlene Pericak, Mayri Sagady Leslie, Nancy L. Falk, Linda A. Briggs |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male Scope of practice Nurse practitioners media_common.quotation_subject Primary care Job Satisfaction 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Work setting Medicine Humans Nurse Practitioners Professional Autonomy 030212 general & internal medicine Workplace General Nursing media_common 030504 nursing Primary Health Care business.industry Job design Job attitude General Medicine Middle Aged Job satisfaction Female 0305 other medical science business Autonomy |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. 28(6) |
| ISSN: | 2327-6924 |
| Popis: | Nurse practitioners (NPs) have reported aspects of their jobs that they are more and less satisfied with. However, few studies have examined the factors that predict overall job satisfaction. This study uses a large national sample to examine the extent to which autonomy and work setting predict job satisfaction.The 2012 National Sample Survey of Nurse Practitioners (n = 8311) was used to examine bivariate and multivariate relationships between work setting and three autonomy variables (independent billing practices, having one's NP skills fully utilized, and relationship with physician), and job satisfaction.NPs working in primary care reported the highest levels of autonomy across all three autonomy measures, while those working in hospital surgical settings reported the lowest levels. Autonomy, specifically feeling one's NP skills were fully utilized, was the factor most predictive of satisfaction. In multivariate analyses, those who strongly agreed their skills were being fully utilized had satisfaction scores almost one point higher than those who strongly disagreed. Work setting was only marginally related to job satisfaction.In order to attract and retain NPs in the future, healthcare organizations should ensure that NPs' skills are being fully utilized. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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