Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between evidence-based practice (EBP) and job satisfaction among nurses working in long-term care facilities. Methods: The study used a descriptive cross-sectional design. A total of 146 nurses working in 6 long-term care facilities in South Korea self-reported their perception of EBP implementation, barriers to research utilization, and job satisfaction. Results: The level of job satisfaction was higher in nurses who were single, older, more experienced, and had a higher income. Lower perceived barriers to research utilization were associated with greater job satisfaction. However, there was no significant relationship between a level of EBP implementation and job satisfaction. Factors influencing job satisfaction included lower barriers to the organization and communication domains of research utilization, being unmarried and older. Conclusion: Decreasing barriers to research utilization may improve the job satisfaction of nurses working in long-term care facilities.
Highlights
The rapid increase in the aging population has led to concern about the quality of nursing care in long-term care (LTC) facilities in South Korea
The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships among evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation, barriers to research utilization, and job satisfaction of nurses working in LTC facilities
This study has identified the relationships between EBP implementation, barriers to research utilization, and job satisfaction among nurses working in LTC facilities
Summary
The rapid increase in the aging population has led to concern about the quality of nursing care in long-term care (LTC) facilities in South Korea. Nurses are key healthcare professionals responsible for providing optimal care to older adults in LTC facilities. Numerous studies have suggested that nurses working in LTC facilities had low job satisfaction, resulting in strong intentions to leave and high turnover rates [1]. Nurses working in LTC facilities have consistently reported that a lack of professional knowledge on gerontological nursing could lower the quality of care [5] [6]. Nurses included in a qualitative study reported that they perceived higher job satisfaction when the health status of elderly patients improved due to the quality of care that they provided [5]
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