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An explanatory model of nurse practitioner job satisfaction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2007057     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Job satisfaction influences employee retention, worker productivity, and performance quality. To retain qualified nurse practitioners (NPs), health administrators must identify sources of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Herzberg's dual-factor theory of job satisfaction addresses extrinsic and intrinsic work-related factors. Expansion of the model to include global job satisfaction and individual differences provided a broad framework for the assessment of nurse practitioner job satisfaction. The expanded model was used to analyze the job satisfaction of 132 NPs registered with the South Carolina State Board of Nursing in 1988 (final response rate = 90%). Participants completed the Index of Job Satisfaction (IJS), the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire-Short Form (MSQ-SF), and the Personal and Work Background Questionnaire (PWBQ). Although the NPs were moderately satisfied with their overall jobs, extrinsic factors were found to be major sources of dissatisfaction. The optimal combination of variables predicted by regression analysis to influence global job satisfaction were age, number of children, urban locations, achievement, company policies and practices, creativity, independence, and compensation. Implications for health administrators to improve the work environments of NPs are discussed.
Authors:
P W Koelbel; S G Fuller; T R Misener
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners     Volume:  3     ISSN:  1041-2972     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Acad Nurse Pract     Publication Date:    1991 Jan-Mar
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-05-01     Completed Date:  1991-05-01     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8916634     Medline TA:  J Am Acad Nurse Pract     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  17-24     Citation Subset:  N    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Female
Humans
Job Satisfaction*
Middle Aged
Models, Psychological*
Nurse Practitioners / psychology*
Psychological Theory
Questionnaires
South Carolina

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