Korean J Adult Nurs.  2016 Jun;28(3):256-265. 10.7475/kjan.2016.28.3.256.

Differences of Upgrading Nurse Staffing in Nursing Care Activity, Work Performance Outcomes, and Job Satisfaction

• Kim JY
• Lee YW
• Chung MK

• KMID: 2312159
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7475/kjan.2016.28.3.256

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study examined differences in nursing care activity, work performance outcomes, and job satisfaction associated with upgrading nurse staffing of a nurse-to-patients ratio.
METHODS
Descriptive design was used in this study. In total, 148 medical and surgical nurses were recruited from one university hospital. Three instruments were used for data collection: Scale of Nursing Care Activity, Nurses' Work Performance Outcome Measurement Scale and Nurses' Job Satisfaction Scale. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and paired t-test.
RESULTS
There were significant differences in nursing care activity (t=-5.06, p<.001), in work performance outcomes (t=-5.46, p<.001) and in job satisfaction (t=4.61, p<.001) when the grading for the nursing staff was changed from three to two indicating increasing number of nurses.
CONCLUSION
The findings from this study showed that there were more nursing care activities, better work performance outcomes, and higher job satisfaction when numbers of nurses were increased. The changes in the scale to evaluate nursing staff influence nursing activities, work performance and job satisfaction.

MeSH Terms

Data Collection
Humans
Job Satisfaction*
Nursing Care*
Nursing Staff
Nursing*
Work Performance*

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