Relationship among Nurses' Attitude on Job Rotation, Job Stress and Organizational Commitment

Lee, Eun Young; Kim, Na Hyun

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of study was to identify the relationships among attitude on job rotation, job stress and organizational commitment of hospital nurses.
METHODS
The data were collected from the self-reported questionnaire responses of 430 nurses from Sep. 1 to Sep. 30, 2010 at a university hospital in D city and analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe test and Pearson correlation coefficients.
RESULTS
Nurses who experienced job rotation showed negative attitude on job rotation (t=-4.84, p<.001), high level of job stress (t=3.81, p<.001) and low level of organizational commitment (t=-1.99, p= .047). There was a significantly negative correlation between nurses' attitude on job rotation and job stress (r=-.13, p<.01). Also, there was a significantly positive correlation between nurses' attitude on job rotation and organizational commitment (r=.32, p<.001).
CONCLUSION
These results suggest that job rotation in nurses needs to be planned based on the individual attitude, opinion, specialty and capability in nurse for reducing their job stress and enhancing organizational commitment of hospital nurses.