Influencing factor of nurses' job satisfaction in east south of Shanxi province

Abstract

Objective Objective To study the status of nurses' job satisfaction and its influencing factor in east south of Shanxi province,so as to provide the evidence for further improvement of job satisfaction.Methods The method of questionnaire investigation was used.And 662 nurses from three hospitals in east south of Shanxi province were investigated with General Self-efficiency Scale,Emotional Intelligence Scale,Work Stressor Scale and Job Satisfaction Scale.The data was collected and analyzed via SPSS 13.0.Results The average score of nurses' job satisfaction was 3.052 + 0.436,and the highest dimension score was relation with colleagues (3.783 ± 0.672 ) and the lowest dimension score was wages and benefits (2.331 ± 0.711 ).The score of job satisfaction was significantly different in different working departments (Hc =15.337,P ＜ 0.01 ).The average score of nurses' work stress was ( 2.839 ± 0.359 ).Multivariate regression analysis showed that work stress,emotional intelligence,position,self-efficiency were influencing factor for nurses' job satisfaction,and emotional intelligence,position,self-efficiency were positively correlated with job satisfaction,while work stress was negatively correlated with job satisfaction ( P ＜ 0.01 ).Conclusions Hospital administrators should take effective measures to reduce nurses' work stress,pay attention to the training of emotional intelligence and selfefficacy,provide professional development opportunities to improve job satisfaction of nurses. Key words: Nurse; Job satisfaction; Work stress; Influencing factor