Role Strain and Job Satisfaction in Registered Nurses

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dc.contributor.advisorPatricia Schultz, RN, EdD
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt, Lee Alan
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-20T13:46:22Z
dc.date.available2018-08-20T13:46:22Z
dc.date.issued1996-06-27
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated role strain as an extra-work correlate of job satisfaction in the registered nurse population. Prior investigations of job satisfaction in registered nurses have limited the focus of inquiry to factors within the work environment or the context of the job itself This study moved beyond these environmental and contextual factors and examined the relationship between the strain produced by occupation of multiple roles and global job satisfaction. For this inquiry, role strain was conceptualized as a subjective response of tension or frustration which occurred when role demands conflicted. Global job satisfaction was defined as an overall evaluation of the job itself, processed through individual norms, values, and expectations. Ninety eight randomly selected registered nurses participated in the study. Respondents completed a mailed survey which assessed role strain, global job satisfaction, the number and type of roles occupied, the percentage of time spent in these roles, and their perceived satisfaction with performance in roles. Demographic information related to this study and the population of registered nurses in general was also collected. Findings noted significant, inverse relationships between role strain and global job satisfaction and between role strain and self-reported satisfaction with performance in roles. A significant relationship between role strain and the number of roles occupied was also demonstrated. The relationship between role strain and the total percentage of time spent in roles was not significant. These .findings provide some support for the position that job satisfaction is not limited to the contextual elements of the work environment or work itself Rather, job satisfaction may be affected by factors outside the organizational structure. This information should be useful to administrators as they plan programs directed at enhancing the job satisfaction of registered nurses.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipEach step in the process of completing this thesis was facilitated by the support and expertise of many individuals to whom I offer my thanks and gratitude. My highest admiration and respect go to Patricia Schultz, committee chairperson, who gave unselfishly of her time during this process. Her words of encouragement and support, coupled with her scholarly expertise were instrumental in the completion of this project. I gratefully acknowledge the members of my committee, Mary Louise Goehring and Nancy Ross for their suggestions, comments, support throughout this process. A number of registered nurses enrolled in graduate studies at the University of Tampa, as well as staff members of the Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Tampa General Hospital and the Post Anesthesia Care Unit at University Community Hospital willingly participated in the pilot testing of the scales used in this research. I offer my thanks for your assistance. My thanks and gratitude go to Arnez Wotring, friend and classmate, for her willingness to listen and comment on my ideas and thoughts during the proposal development stages as well as her constructive comments on the final report of this research. Finally, to the 98 registered nurses who took the time to complete the survey and return it to me, I offer my appreciation. Without each of them, this research would not have been possible.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11868/545
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherNursing Department, The University of Tampaen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINEen_US
dc.subjectRegistered nursesen_US
dc.titleRole Strain and Job Satisfaction in Registered Nursesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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