Development and Testing of an Acute Care Nurses' Job Satisfaction Scale (ACNJSS)

2021 ◽  
pp. JNM-D-19-00111
Author(s):  
Yasin M. Yasin ◽  
Michael S. Kerr ◽  
Carol A. Wong ◽  
Charles H. Bélanger
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Direct Patient Care ◽  
Hospital Policy ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Work Condition ◽  
Acute Care Nurses ◽  
Factors Affecting

Background and PurposeFactors affecting nurses' job satisfaction in the acute care setting may differ from nurses working in other settings. The aim of this study was to develop a new tool that measure the job satisfaction of acute care nurses who provide direct patient care.MethodsContent validity then exploratory factor analysis (EFA) were used for validation of the new tool using a random sample of 349 acute care nurses.FindingsThe EFA resulted in 31 items suggesting 6 factors were present in the instrument. The identified factors were: achievement/job interest/responsibility, hospital policy, quality of supervision, peer support/work condition, growth/advancement, and benefits/job security.ConclusionA new tool for measuring acute care nurses' job satisfaction was developed based on a robust theoretical foundation and demonstrated sound psychometric properties.

scholarly journals Factors affecting job satisfaction among acute care nurses working in rural and urban settings

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (9) ◽  
pp. 2359-2368
Author(s):  
Yasin M. Yasin ◽  
Michael S. Kerr ◽  
Carol A. Wong ◽  
Charles H. Bélanger
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Acute Care Nurses ◽  
Urban Settings ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Rural And Urban

What factors affect nursing retention in the acute care setting?

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 489-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia L. Cummings
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Moral Distress ◽  
Intent To Stay ◽  
Institutional Setting ◽  
Acute Care Setting ◽  
Nursing Retention ◽  
Acute Care Nurses ◽  
Professional Stress ◽  
The Impact

Moral distress and professional stress affect the lives of acute care nurses everyday. The impact of these stressors may be causing nurses to leave the acute care setting. This paper will outline the findings from a descriptive study of acute care nurses in Northeast Florida. The research was conducted in an effort to highlight some of the critical factors that impact nurses in the acute care setting and affect their intent to stay at an institution. The concepts of moral distress and professional stress in relation to nursing retention are highlighted and some strategies for lessening of these stressors are proposed. The study was correlational and conducted among 234 nurses in an institutional setting. The study included an online survey based on established Moral Distress and Professional Stress tools. In addition, a qualitative section was included to explore the nurses’ experiences of stressful inpatient situations. The results of this study demonstrated that when combined, both professional stress and moral distress items were predictive of the nurses’ intent to stay at the institution ( p <.001).

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