초보간호사의 간호실무준비도, 직무스트레스 및 자기효능감이 직무만족도에 미치는 영향

Abstract

Purpose: This study attempted to help manage nursing manpower by identifying nursing practice readiness, job stress, and self-efficacy that affect the job satisfaction of novice nurses in a different working environment amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: The data collection period was from January 03 to July 31, 2022. The subjects of this study were 203 clinical nurses who had been working at tertiary general hospitals and general hospitals for 6~24 months among subscribers of a portal site specializing in nurse employment and information sharing. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS/Win 25.0 and frequency percentage, mean, and standard deviation were calculated, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, analysis of variance, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and hierarchical multiple regression analyses were performed, and the variable selection method was set as stepwise. Results: The subjects' nursing practice readiness was a mean score of 3.05 (out of 4 points), job stress was a mean score of 3.45 (out of 5 points), self-efficacy was a mean score of 3.69 (out of 5 points), and job satisfaction was a mean score of 3.38 (out of 5 points). Nursing practice readiness, job stress, self-efficacy and job satisfaction in work-life balance showed a significant difference. The subjects' job satisfaction was positively correlated with nursing practice readiness(r=.67, p<.001) and self-efficacy(r=.65, p<.001), and job stress (r=-.25, p<.001) showed a negative correlation. Factors influencing job satisfaction include self-efficacy(β=.40, p<.001), nursing practice readiness (β=.33, p<.001), and work-life balance(β=.17, p<.001) and the explanatory power for job satisfaction was 59.0%. Conclusion: In order to increase the job satisfaction of novice nurses, it is necessary to increase self-efficacy so that they can actively cope with various nursing tasks in the clinical field. Confidence in being able to faithfully perform nursing duties as a professional should be enhanced. In addition, it is necessary to identify the level of individual nursing practice readiness of novice nurses in advance and educate them in nursing practice readiness appropriate to the level. They should be trained to have clinical judgment, nursing practice, and professional values and attitudes. It is important to provide high-quality nursing services to patients by creating a working environment and properly distributing nursing tasks so that novice nurses can maintain a balance between work and life. Since the subjects of this study were only those who signed up for a portal site specializing in nurse recruitment information, there is a limit to generalization. Therefore, after the end of COVID-19, comparative studies are needed targeting various regions and medical institutions.