Factors in job satisfaction of the psychiatric clinical nurse specialist.
This exploratory descriptive study examines variables that affect the job satisfaction of psychiatric clinical nurse specialists (CNSs). A convenience sample of 52 psychiatric CNSs revealed a moderate amount of job satisfaction as indicated on the Mueller/McCloskey Satisfaction Scale. CNSs employed outside hospitals and those who had a private practice component to their jobs had greater mean job satisfaction than those who were employed in the hospital setting and did not have a private practice besides this work (p = 0.0188). Hospital executives are urged to look at the structures of their organizations to enhance the job satisfaction of these advanced nurses who work in a hospital.
Flannery
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Florida State University School of Nursing, Tallahassee, USA.
Van Gaasbeek
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011331:Private Practice; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires