title: Predictors of job satisfaction for rural acute care registered nurses in Canada.
abstract: This study examines predictors of job satisfaction among rural acute care registered nurses. The data are from a cross-sectional national survey, which was part of a larger project, The Nature of Nursing Practice in Rural and Remote Canada. This analysis suggests that a combination of individual, workplace, and community characteristics are interrelated predictors of job satisfaction for rural acute care nurses. There were nine variables that accounted for 38% of the total variance in job satisfaction. Four variables alone (available and up-to-date equipment and supplies, satisfaction with scheduling and shifts, lower psychological job demands, and home community satisfaction) explained 33% of the variance. Recruitment and retention strategies in rural areas must acknowledge that rural nurses' work lives and community lives are inextricably intertwined. Attention to these issues will help ensure high-quality working environments and a continued commitment to quality nursing care in the rural hospital settings in Canada.
authors.affiliation: University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Penz
authors.forename: Norma J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Arcy
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D012044:Regression Analysis; D000078329:Workforce