title: Organizational structure and job satisfaction in public health nursing.
abstract: The purpose of this descriptive study was to describe the characteristics and relationship of organizational structure and job satisfaction in public health nursing. A significant relationship was found between organizational structure variables and job satisfaction for public health nurses employed in down state Illinois local health departments. The findings of this study suggest that work environments in which supervisors and subordinates consult together concerning job tasks and decisions, and in which individuals are involved with peers in decision making and task definition, are positively related to job satisfaction. This information will assist nurse administrators in development of work structures that support participative decision making and enhance job satisfaction, critical to retaining and attracting a well-qualified public health nurse workforce.
authors.affiliation: Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University, Normal, USA.
authors.forename: Sara L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Eileen R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Fowles
authors.forename: B Jan
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003142:Communication; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017146:Models, Organizational; D008960:Models, Psychological; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology