An analysis of the current state of nurses' career satisfaction and its relationship to career calling in the tertiary hospitals
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2018.08.010
- VernacularTitle: 某市三级医院护士职业满意度现状及与职业使命感的关系研究
- Author:
Leigang ZHANG
1
;
Tingting JIN
Author Information
1. School of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Career Satisfaction;
Career Calling
- From:
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
2018;36(8):603-606
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To know about the current state of nurses' career satisfaction in the tertiary hospital, and explore the relationship between career calling and career satisfaction.
Methods:From September 2017 to December, using convenience sampling, 483 nurses distributed eight tertiary hospitals were selected to complete career satisfaction scale and career calling scale.
Results:The total score of nurses' career satisfaction was (2.81+0.65) , four factors were rowed from low to high in order: financial success, power and status, employability, knowledge and skill development (2.29±0.98, 2.64±0.87, 3.10±0.69, 3.20±0.71) . There were significant differences existed in different genders, marital status, educational backgrounds, working lives and positional titles (t=2.51, -1.96, -3.59; F=7.92, 8.83, P<0.05) . The score of nurses' career calling was (3.21±0.81) . There were significant differences existed in different genders, educational backgrounds, working lives and positional titles (t=5.87, -1.96; F=5.60, 11.13, P<0.05) . Career calling is positively related to career satisfaction (r=0.528, P<0.05) .
Conclusion:Overall, the level of career satisfaction of nurses is low, especially the financial success. Hospital human resource management should endow more values and meanings on nursing posts, in turn enhance nurses' career calling and career satisfaction.
