title: Canadian nurse practitioner job satisfaction.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the level of job satisfaction and its association with extrinsic and intrinsic job satisfaction characteristics among Canadian primary healthcare nurse practitioners (NPs).
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive correlational design was used to collect data on NPs' job satisfaction and on the factors that influence their job satisfaction. A convenience sample of licensed Canadian NPs was recruited from established provincial associations and special-interest groups. Data about job satisfaction were collected using two valid and reliable instruments, the Misener Nurse Practitioner Job Satisfaction Survey and the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and regression analysis were used to describe the results.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The overall job satisfaction for this sample ranged from satisfied to highly satisfied. The elements that had the most influence on overall job satisfaction were the extrinsic category of partnership/collegiality and the intrinsic category of challenge/autonomy. These findings were consistent with Herzberg's Dual Factor Theory of Job Satisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The outcomes of this study will serve as a foundation for designing effective human health resource retention and recruitment strategies that will assist in enhancing the implementation and the successful preservation of the NP's role.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Nursing and Health Studies, Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB, Canada. lamarche@athabascau.ca
authors.forename: Kimberley
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: LaMarche
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tullai-McGuinness
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000523:psychology*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires