title: Developing tools for identifying employer and employee satisfaction of nursing new graduates in China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Researchers developed evaluation tools measuring employment relevant satisfaction for nursing new graduates. The evaluation tools were designed to be relevant to nursing managers who make employment decisions and nursing new graduates who were just employed.
  
  
  METHODS
  In-depth interviews and an expert panel were established to review the activities that evaluate the employee and employer satisfaction of nursing new graduates. Based on individual interviews and literature review, evaluation items were selected. A two-round Delphi study was then conducted from September 2008 to May 2009 with a panel of experts from a range of nursing colleges in China.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The response rate was 100% and Kendall's W was 0.73 in the second round of Delphi study. After two rounds of Delphi surveys, a list of 5 employee satisfaction items and 4 employer satisfaction items was identified for nursing new graduates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings of this study identified a different but multidimensional set of factors for employment relevant satisfaction, which confirmed the importance of certain fundamental aspects of practice. We developed the evaluation tools to assess the employer and employee satisfaction of nursing new graduates, which provided a database for further study.
authors.affiliation: The Second Affiliated Hospital & College of Nursing, Harbin Medical University, Xuefu Road 246, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150086, China.
authors.forename: Yuying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: The Second Affiliated Hospital & College of Nursing, Harbin Medical University, Xuefu Road 246, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150086, China.
authors.forename: Qiujie
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, China.
authors.forename: Shufen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine Education and Research, Harbin Medical University, No. 246 Xuefu Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, China.
authors.forename: Libin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine Education and Research, Harbin Medical University, No. 246 Xuefu Road, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, China.
authors.forename: Shibin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000592:standards; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000379:methods*; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards
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