title: Factors influencing job satisfaction among nurses.
abstract: This article considers the results of an opinion survey of nurses working in Gwynedd, North Wales. Present changes to the structure and function of the NHS are heightening concerns and eroding the strengths of the profession. Action is needed if nursing's move towards enhanced professional status is to be maintained.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nolan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Maguire
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Melhuish
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D004651:Employment / Q000592:standards; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009042:Motivation; D009726:Nurses; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires