Korean J Occup Health Nurs.  2013 May;22(2):83-92.

A Comparative Study on Job Stress and Satisfaction between Ward Nurses and Outpatient Nurses

Affiliations
  • 1Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
  • 2College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea. hscho@gachon.ac.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was to compare job stress and job satisfaction between ward nurses and outpatient nurses, and to identify the correlation between job stress and job satisfaction.
METHODS
The subjects of this study were 200 ward nurses and 85 outpatient nurses in G and I University Hospital in Incheon. The data were collected in March 2010 and analyzed with t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient.
RESULTS
There was no significant difference in overall job stress between two groups, but slightly higher stress level for ward nurses. In sub-area of job stress, 'nursing duty' was primary for both groups. And in 'nursing duty' (t=2.05, p=.041), 'conflict with patients' (t=2.73, p=.007), and 'working environment' (t=3.37, p<.001) ward nurses showed significant higher level of stress than outpatient nurses. For job satisfaction, outpatient nurses showed higher level significantly (t=-2.98, p=.003). And both groups of nurses' job satisfaction was negatively correlated with job stress significantly (r=-.31, p<.001).
CONCLUSION
It will be possible to reduce job stress and promote job satisfaction level for both groups of nurses by adding staffs, and specifically for ward nurses by improving facilities for relax and appropriate supply, and for outpatient nurses by managing interpersonal stress and reducing side tasks.

Keyword

Outpatient; Ward; Nurse; Job stress; Job satisfaction

MeSH Terms

Humans
Job Satisfaction
Outpatients
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