Physician and nurse job climates in hospital-based emergency departments in Taiwan: management and implications.
This study evaluates how emergency physicians and nurses perceive their job climates in their hospital-based emergency departments (ED). In total, 208 emergency physicians and 234 emergency nurses were surveyed, applying a validated survey instrument covering the job facets of medical and nursing autonomy, professional accomplishments and outcomes, leadership, communication, management, hospital policies and regulations, and external health policy environments germane to emergency medicine. The findings reveal that the average satisfaction score for professional growth and accomplishments was ranked highest by emergency physicians, and job communication within EDs was ranked highest by emergency nurses. Several emergency medical professional characteristics, including age, education, medical authority, employment duration, full-time or part-time statuses, perceived workloads, and hospital accreditation levels, were all related to job satisfaction in this surveyed population. New insights generated from this study could provide increased guidance to hospital and ED unit managers toward enhancing wellness and limiting dissatisfaction and disharmony relative to long-term career survival and the well-being of ED specialists.
Lin
Blossom Yen-Ju
BY
Institute of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, 91 Hsueh-Shih Rd., Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China. yenju1115@hotmail.com
Hsu
Chung-Ping Cliff
CP
Chao
Ming-Chin
MC
Luh
Shi-Ping
SP
Hung
Siu-Wan
SW
Breen
Gerald-Mark
GM
D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D013624:Taiwan