[Job satisfaction among a sample of Italian nurses: a questionnaire study].
Job satisfaction among staff nurses is an important issue in any healthcare organization because of its possible impact on the quality of patient care. A questionnaire study was performed to identify possible determinants of job satisfaction among a sample of 89 nurses in Piedmont (northern Italy). Participating nurses held jobs in various hospital and ambulatory care units of two local health authorities of the region. Findings indicate that perception of an excessive degree of paperwork is the main factor negatively affecting job satisfaction.
Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro, Novara. panella@med.unipmn.it
Massimiliano
M
Panella
Jamy Patricia
JP
Cortes Sosa
Kris
K
Vanhaecht
D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data