title: Exploring the relationship between job satisfaction and nursing group outcome attainment capability in nurse administrators.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the relationship between job satisfaction and nursing group outcome attainment capability (NOAC) among nurse administrators.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Contributing to the nursing shortage experienced in the USA is job dissatisfaction and a sense of powerlessness. The potential to achieve power exists within nursing and is realized when nurses achieve their goals. Nurse administrators can positively impact their settings by achieving these goals as they engage in the process of NOAC. However, little is known about the relationship between nurse administrators, job satisfaction and NOAC.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this non-experimental study, nurse administrators (n = 20) employed in mid-size urban and suburban hospitals were recruited using convenience sampling. Using an on-line format, participants completed the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire to measure job satisfaction and the Sieloff-King Assessment of Group Outcome Attainment within Organizations to measure NOAC.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Moderately strong and strong significant correlations (P < 0.003) were found between job satisfaction and nursing group outcome attainment capability (intrinsic satisfaction r = 0.800; extrinsic satisfaction r = 0.650; total satisfaction r = 0.770).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To increase job satisfaction, it is important that nurse administrators have the power to achieve their professional goals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurse administrators can potentially increase their job satisfaction by achieving their professional goals.
authors.affiliation: St Mary Medical Center, Hobart, IN, USA. regmag@sbcglobal.net
authors.forename: Raquel E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gianfermi
authors.forename: Susan W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Buchholz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003210:Concept Formation; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009726:Nurses / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult