title: Retail clinics versus traditional primary care: Employee satisfaction guaranteed?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine if differences exist in the levels of autonomy and job satisfaction among primary care nurse practitioners (NPs) employed in retail clinics versus traditional primary care settings.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected from 310 primary care NPs who attended the American Association of NP's 28th Annual Conference in June 2013. Participants completed a demographic form, the Misener NP Job Satisfaction Scale, and the Dempster Practice Behavior Scale.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overall, there were no differences in job satisfaction or autonomy among NPs by practice setting. Retail NPs felt less valued and were less satisfied with social interaction, but more satisfied with benefits compared to NPs in traditional settings. NPs working in retail clinics were less likely to have intentions to leave current position compared to NPs in traditional practice settings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study enhance our current understanding of the linkages between levels of autonomy, job satisfaction, and practice setting among primary care NPs. The findings of this descriptive study offer valuable insights for stakeholders devoted to the development of the primary care workforce and identify modifiable factors that may influence retention and turnover rates among NPs.
authors.affiliation: Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Vanessa R
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6880-4943
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Lelli
authors.affiliation: Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hickman
authors.affiliation: Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Carol L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Savrin
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Willoughby Hills Family Health Center, Willoughby Hills, Ohio.
authors.forename: Rachel A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009820:Ohio; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses'; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Autonomy; nurse practitioners; primary care; retail clinics; satisfaction