title: Nursing practice environment and registered nurses' job satisfaction in nursing homes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Recruiting and retaining registered nurses (RNs) in nursing homes is problematic, and little research is available to guide efforts to make nursing homes a more attractive practice environment for RNs. The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between aspects of the nursing practice environment and job satisfaction among RNs in nursing homes.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample included 863 RNs working as staff RNs in 282 skilled nursing facilities in New Jersey. Two-level hierarchical linear modeling was used to account for the RNs nested by nursing homes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Controlling for individual and nursing home characteristics, staff RNs' participation in facility affairs, supportive manager, and resource adequacy were positively associated with RNs' job satisfaction. Ownership status was significantly related to job satisfaction; RNs working in for-profit nursing homes were less satisfied.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A supportive practice environment is significantly associated with higher job satisfaction among RNs working in nursing homes. Unlike other nursing home characteristics, specific dimensions of the nursing practice environment can be modified through administrative actions to enhance RN job satisfaction.
authors: National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators, School of Nursing, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA. jchoi@kumc.edu
authors: JiSun
authors: J
authors: Choi
authors: Linda
authors: L
authors: Flynn
authors: Linda H
authors: LH
authors: Aiken
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055361:Multilevel Analysis; D009515:New Jersey; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology* / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010067:Ownership; D000078329:Workforce