title: Nurses' job satisfaction and organizational climate in a dynamic work environment.
abstract: The infrastructure and organization of hospitals are changing rapidly as a result of major transitions in health care. Downsizing in hospitals has caused employees to have to take on new tasks and, often, multiple tasks with a decrease in available resources and an increase in job complexity. Naturally, such organizational changes have a profound effect on the nature and duration of patient hospitalization and on the job responsibilities and roles of inpatient staff. In many hospitals, there is a perception of chaos, sometimes resulting in frustration among the nursing personnel. The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between nurses' job satisfaction and organizational climate.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Keuter
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Voell
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Larson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D020415:Personnel Downsizing / Q000458:organization & administration; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration*