title: [Development and Testing of the Taiwanese Hospital Nurses' Job Satisfaction Scale].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In the context of professional nursing, the concept of job satisfaction includes the degree to which a nurse is satisfied with the nursing profession, his/her personal adaptation to this profession, and his/her current working environment. No validated scale that addresses the job satisfaction of nurses working in hospitals currently exists in Taiwan.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To develop a reliable and validated scale for measuring the job satisfaction of hospital nurses in Taiwan.
  
  
  METHODS
  A three-phase, cross-sectional study design was used. First, a literature review and expert focus group discussion were conducted to develop the initial scale items. Second, experts were invited to validate the content of the draft scale. Finally, convenience sampling was used to recruit 427 hospital nurses from 6 hospitals. These nurses completed the scale and the results were analyzed using item analysis, factor analysis, and internal consistency analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 31-item Taiwanese hospital nurse job satisfaction scale developed in the present study addresses 5 factors, including supportive working environment, professional autonomy and growth, interpersonal interaction and collaboration, leadership style, and nursing workload. The overall Cronbach's α was .96. The results indicate that the developed scale provides good reliability and validity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study confirms the validity and reliability of the developed scale. It may be used to measure the job satisfaction of nurses working in hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Wen-Chii
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Tzeng
authors.affiliation: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Chiou-Fen
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Lih-Ying
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Taiwan Union of Nurses Association, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Meei-Shiow
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan, ROC. lichi@mail.ndmctsgh.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Li-Chi
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chiang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D013624:Taiwan
keywords: hospital nurses; job satisfaction; reliability; validity