Nursing Practice Environment and Registered Nurses' Job Satisfaction in Nursing Homes

Autor/inn/en	Choi, JiSun; Flynn, Linda; Aiken, Linda H.
Titel	Nursing Practice Environment and Registered Nurses' Job Satisfaction in Nursing Homes
Quelle	In: Gerontologist, 52 (2012) 4, S.484-492 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0016-9013
DOI	10.1093/geront/gnr101
Schlagwörter	Nurses; Work Environment; Job Satisfaction; Nursing Homes; New Jersey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitsmilieu; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Sonderheim
Abstract	Purpose: Recruiting and retaining registered nurses (RNs) in nursing homes is problematic, and little research is available to guide efforts to make nursing homes a more attractive practice environment for RNs. The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between aspects of the nursing practice environment and job satisfaction among RNs in nursing homes. Design and Methods: The sample included 863 RNs working as staff RNs in 282 skilled nursing facilities in New Jersey. Two-level hierarchical linear modeling was used to account for the RNs nested by nursing homes. Results: Controlling for individual and nursing home characteristics, staff RNs' participation in facility affairs, supportive manager, and resource adequacy were positively associated with RNs' job satisfaction. Ownership status was significantly related to job satisfaction; RNs working in for-profit nursing homes were less satisfied. Implications: A supportive practice environment is significantly associated with higher job satisfaction among RNs working in nursing homes. Unlike other nursing home characteristics, specific dimensions of the nursing practice environment can be modified through administrative actions to enhance RN job satisfaction. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10